Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun propitiation

2 senses of propitiation

Sense 1
placation, conciliation, propitiation -- (the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity)
       => appeasement, calming -- (the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of))

Sense 2
expiation, atonement, propitiation -- (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
       => redemption, salvation -- ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)