propiciación

Definitions of propiciación
  1. noun
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
    synonyms: expiación, rescate
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    type of:
    redención
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  2. noun
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
    synonyms: aplacamiento, conciliación
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    type of:
    apaciguamiento
    the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
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