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Appeasing or making well-disposed a deity
"that which expiates or propitiates" or "the gift which procures propitiation". 1 John 2:2 (KJV) reads: "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not
Propitiation
Person authorized to lead the sacred rituals of a religion
administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the "priesthood"
Priest
Offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity
Sacrifice is an act or offering made to a deity. A sacrifice can serve as propitiation, or a sacrifice can be an offering of praise and thanksgiving. Evidence
Sacrifice
Group of fraternal organizations
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Topics referred to by the same term
offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. Sacrifice may also refer to: Sacrifice (painting), a 2013
Sacrifice_(disambiguation)
1999 book by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari
the form of conferment of Padma Bhushan on Republic Day, 1981. Section Propitiation covers the period 1981 to 1991. This section covers the scientist's journey
Wings_of_Fire_(autobiography)
Occult concept
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Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
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Occult
Hindu rite
components) of japa (recitation of a mantra), tarpana (offerings for a deity's propitiation), abhisheka (consecration), homa (fire-oblation), and brahmabhukti (offerings
Purashcharana
Traditional American hymn by Robert Lowry
Jesus" is a traditional American hymn about the blood atonement and propitiation for sin by the death of Jesus as explained in Hebrews 9. The song was
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus
Nothing_but_the_Blood_of_Jesus
Sanskrit word
Apri (āprī) in Sanskrit means "conciliation, propitiation" and refers to special invocations spoken previous to the offering of oblations in an animal
Apris
Asura in Hindu mythology
Hiranyakashipu decided to gain a boon of invulnerability by performing tapas to propitiate Brahma. After his subjugation of the three worlds, he was slain by the
Hiranyakashipu
Techniques to train attention and awareness
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Meditation
Irish pagan sun and fertility god
god of pre-Christian Ireland. According to Christian writers, he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. He is
Crom_Cruach
Canadian-American philosopher and writer (1901–1990)
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Deity associated with latrines and toilets
of the association between human waste and agriculture) and have been propitiated in a wide variety of ways, including making offerings, invoking and appeasing
Toilet_god
Hindu mythological character
described to be a prajapati, one of the progenitors of creation. After propitiating Vishnu and seeking his counsel for a suitable wife, he marries Devahuti
Kardama
Ancient Roman festival of the dead
their homes. These unwholesome spectres, the lemures or larvae were propitiated with chants and offerings of black beans. In the Julian calendar the
Lemuria_(festival)
Non-Calvinist Protestant doctrine
Protestant Christian theology which holds that Jesus Christ died as a propitiation for all humans without exception. It is understood that, although the
Unlimited_atonement
Postulation about the significance of Christ's death
as, and through Christ. For God to propitiate himself is expiation; because expiation is always self-propitiation as it means the forgiver paying the
Penal_substitution
Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680
Bhatta had performed the ceremony at an inauspicious hour and neglected to propitiate the spirits adored in the Tantra. That was why, he said, the queen mother
Shivaji
Roman goddess
of lower classes, refugees, and plans developed by thieves. She was propitiated by libations poured with the left hand. The poet Horace and the playwright
Laverna
Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
Jesus' death and resurrection. His death was an expiation as well as a propitiation, and by Christ's blood peace is made between God and man. By grace, through
Paul_the_Apostle
Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England
grain storage pits) in his landmark 1992 work on “Pits, Preachers and Propitiation”. The residents knew horses as draught animals and dogs as animal husbandry
Danebury
Ritual Form of worship from Kerala
Vaishnavism and Shaivism now dominate Theyyam. However, the forms of propitiation and other rituals are continuations of a very ancient tradition. In several
Theyyam
Country in Southeast Asia
practised along with nat worship, which involves elaborate rituals to propitiate one from a pantheon of 37 nats. In a traditional village, the monastery
Myanmar
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
Lactantius, Divine Institutes 1.11.1. Hewitt, Joseph William (1908). "The Propitiation of Zeus". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. 19: 61–120. doi:10
Zeus
Gold lid placed on the Ark of the Covenant
Bible with the word propitiatorium from which we get our English word propitiation. Hilastērion (see in section above) is found twice in the New Testament:
Mercy_seat
Canonical group of Vaishnavite temples of great significance
had resulted from an illicit relationship, Budha hated his father. To propitiate himself of the curse, Chandra started worshipping Vishnu in this place
Divya_Desam
Pseudoscientific divination based on the movements of the stars
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Astrology
Evicting spiritual entities from a person or area
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Exorcism
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
crucial, since the priest would understand which deity required ritual propitiation, when the correct ceremonies should be performed, and what would be an
Maya_civilization
2020 studio album by Incantation
Title Length 1. "Ritual Impurity (Seven of the Sky Is One)" 3:15 2. "Propitiation" 4:31 3. "Entrails of the Hag Queen" 4:33 4. "Guardians from the Primeval"
Sect_of_Vile_Divinities
Saving of people from sin in Christianity
Testament to translate the Hebrew words kippur and kippurim, which mean "propitiation" or "expiation"; the English word atonement is derived from the original
Salvation_in_Christianity
Hindu god of the planet Venus
is blessed by Shiva with Sanjeevini Vidhya after performing tapas to propitiate Shiva. Sanjeevini Vidhya is the knowledge of raising the dead back to
Shukra
Hindu observance
वरलक्ष्मी व्रतम्, romanized: Varalakṣmī Vratam) is a Hindu observance to propitiate the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. Varalakshmi is the manifestation of
Varalakshmi_Vratam
Perennial philosophy
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Traditionalism_(perennialism)
Concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing
include an atonement or "making amends" phase (steps 8 and 9). Absolution Propitiation, sometimes conflated with atonement and expiation Ruth Williams, "Atonement"
Atonement
Dravidian ethnic group of southwestern India
bhuta spirits that involves, in addition to daily worship, a periodic propitiation in the form of possession rituals Neria H. Hebbar. "Tulu Nadu: The Land
Tulu_people
Ritual offering
Mexico Prasada – Religious food offered in Hinduism and Sikhism temples Propitiation – Appeasing or making well-disposed a deity Religion and alcohol – Role
Libation
Divine nature in ancient Roman religion
succeed, respectively. It was extremely important in the Roman mind to propitiate the appropriate genii for the major undertakings and events of their lives
Genius_(mythology)
Hindu god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck
and in all parts of the country". Devotees believe that if Ganesha is propitiated, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity. Ganesha
Ganesha
Characters in the Ramayana
cursed Dilipa so that he would not have any children until he served and propitiated Kamadhenu's daughter, Nandini. Vasishta told Dilipa and Sudakshina that
Dilīpa
Greek mythological figure
gift which they bestowed to humankind; for Jesus this was the gift of propitiation from Heaven, and, for Prometheus this was the gift of fire from Olympus
Prometheus
Rite-of-passage ceremony
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Initiation
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
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Hindu temple in Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
sacred and capable of expiating major sins. In the Shiva Purana, Rama propitiates Shiva on the shore of Rameswaram in the form of a lingam by the repetition
Ramanathaswamy_Temple
Indian system of astrology known as Jyotiṣa
colour or touching part of body. Remedial Astrology: Various modes of propitiation of planets based on planetary positions in nativity, transits, elections
Hora_(astrology)
Animal from Greek mythology
Euripides says Heracles slew the hind and brought her to Artemis for propitiation. Another tradition says he captured her with nets while she was sleeping
Ceryneian_Hind
Religious activity involving killings of humans and animals
at some stage of their development and for broadly the same reason: to propitiate or fulfill a perceived obligation towards the gods. What is known of Mayan
Sacrifice_in_Maya_culture
16–lunar day period in Hindu calendar for ancestral worship
zodiac— Libra(Tulā)—and there is a full moon. Hindus are expected to propitiate the ancestors in the first half, during the dark fortnight. When the legendary
Pitru_Paksha
Song or poem expressing triumph or gratitude
epithet ("byname") of Apollo as a god capable of bringing disease and propitiated as a god of healing. Hesiod identifies Paeon as a separate god, and in
Paean
Village deities in Hinduism
of their villages from bandits, epidemics, and natural disasters when propitiated, failing which they are believed to cause these afflictions. A gramadevata
Gramadevata
Group of Hindu mother goddesses
Matrika pithas. The 7th century Sanskrit author Banabhatta mentions the propitiation of Matrikas by a Tantric ascetic in his Harshacharita. The text mentions
Matrikas
Christian theological concept
humanity and God that results from the expiation of religious sin and the propitiation of God's wrath. Evangelical theologian Philip Ryken describes reconciliation
Reconciliation_(theology)
Wife of Sage Atri in Hinduism
customary Vedic rituals. The deities go to Brahma, who suggests that they propitiate Anasuya, who was in the process of performing a great tapas with her husband
Anasuya
Figure from Greek mythology
prophet Calchas announces that the wrath of the goddess can only be propitiated by the sacrifice of Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia. Classical dramatizations
Agamemnon
Ancient Greek goddess of childbirth
Every day, both with sacrifices and with incense, they magnificently propitiate the goddess, and, moreover, there is a vast number of votive gifts offered
Eileithyia
Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)
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Religion in Carthage
renewal in the afterlife". Animals and other valuables were sacrificed to propitiate the gods; such sacrifices had to be done according to strict specifications
Punic_religion
around Buddhist institutions and ceremonies. Folk religion—attempts to propitiate and attract the favor of local spirits known as phi—forms the third major
Buddhism_in_Thailand
Festival celebrated in India
or Dehuri according to region) offers germinated grains and liquor in propitiation to the deity who grants wealth and children. A fowl is also killed and
Karam_festival
Deities or spirits of the underworld
mythical narratives. OCLC 1158184846. Hewitt, Joseph William (1908). "The Propitiation of Zeus". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. 19: 61–120. doi:10
Chthonic_deities
Chapter of the New Testament
merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. "High Priest": the first time this title
Hebrews_2
Protestant theological movement
the concept [...] atonement has been narrowed to mean such things as propitiation, satisfaction, expiation, and reparation. So, we have had a drastic decline
Arminianism
Hindu folk goddess of children
said to cause diseases in the mother and child, and thus needed to be propitiated on the sixth day after childbirth. However, over time, the goddess came
Shashthi
the following in lines 22–23. "Samudragupta, whose formidable rule was propitiated with the payment of all tributes, execution of orders and visits (to
History_of_Nepal
Ritual reflecting change of social status
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Rite_of_passage
Songs to the 9 planets (vedic astrology)
was in an unfavorable position and his ailment could be cured only by propitiating the planet god Bṛhaspati. As laymen would find these rituals complex
Navagraha_Kritis
King in Hindu tradition
he remained childless. Āyu approached the seer Dattatreya, and after propitiating him, he requested the sage to grant him a son who would be invincible
Nahusha
Divine figure who warded off flies
(Cornell University Press, 2011), pp. 105–106. Joseph William Hewitt, "The Propitiation of Zeus," Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 19 (1908), p. 115. Lewis
Myiagros
Traditions of human transformation aided by religious experiences
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Mysticism
Gaelic festival marking the start of winter
nature spirits. At Samhain, it was believed that the aos sí needed to be propitiated to ensure that the people and their livestock survived the winter. Offerings
Samhain
Common Greek noun for knowledge
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Gnosis
Hindu epic poem by Bhāravi
of their exile. He instructs Arjuna to practise ascetism (tapasya) and propitiate Indra to acquire divine weapons for the eventual war. Arjuna departs,
Kirātārjunīya
Norse deity
sacrifice of dark-coloured victims to the god Frø. He repeated this mode of propitiation at an annual festival and left it to be imitated by his descendants.
Freyr
Roman god
ianus, but in its religious significance it might have been meant to propitiate the return home of the victorious soldiers. Quirinus is a debated epithet
Janus
shape of a horseshoe. The instrument was formerly used in nat (spirit) propitiation ceremonies, and originally consisted of 14 gongs, but a 15th gong was
Pat_kon
Religious doctrine on the authority of monarchs
fruit of which will revert to you. Viṣṇu, the god of oblations, being propitiated with sacrifice by us, will grant you, oh king, all your desires. Those
Divine_right_of_kings
1647–1887 Muslim kingdom in the Horn of Africa
the country is peopled by the Gallas. This unruly race requires to be propitiated by presents of cloth; as many as 600 Tobes are annually distributed amongst
Emirate_of_Harar
Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism,[citation needed] Theyyam deities are propitiated through a rooster sacrifice in which the religious cockfight serves as
Cultural references to chickens
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Cambodian classical dance
in the repertoire: Sathukar : (សាធុការ) a song of blessing used for propitiation, often used to commence a performance Krao nai : (ក្រៅណៃ), also known
Royal_Ballet_of_Cambodia
faces, which were hung up as offerings to various deities, either for propitiation or expiation, and in connection with festivals and other ceremonies.
Oscilla
Modern pagan religion
they can both help and hinder. Others are household deities and can be propitiated with offerings of food. Some Heathens interact with these entities and
Heathenry (new religious movement)
Heathenry_(new_religious_movement)
Ancient Roman priestly order
that the maidens played the role of absent warriors in some form of propitiation. The possibility of their being "hired" is disputed, as is their status
Salii
Figure from Greek mythology
disgrace his honor. Thus becoming a chthonic hero, Amphiaraus was later propitiated and consulted at his sanctuary. Alcmaeon killed his mother when Amphiaraus
Amphiaraus
Son of Drona in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
Ashvatthama propitiates Shiva (top) before making a night attack on the sleeping Pandava camp (bottom). Folio from Razmnama
Ashvatthama
Pre-Columbian indigenous religions in Mesoamerica
religious institutions, especially those centered on human sacrifice and propitiation of the multi-deistic pantheon. Martial values and human sacrifice were
Mesoamerican_religion
Species of flowering plant in the laurel family
permitted for "profane" uses – lighting it on fire at altars "for the propitiation of divinities" was strictly forbidden, because "it is very evident that
Laurus_nobilis
Ethnic group from Morogoro and Dodoma Region of Tanzania
region. Numerous Sagara were converted to Roman Catholicism and Islam. Propitiation of matrilineal ancestor spirits was a part of most rituals and celebrations
Sagara_people
Group of immortals in Hinduism
son of Droṇa. Droṇa undertook prolonged and austere penance in order to propitiate Śiva, seeking thereby a son endowed with the valour of the deity himself
Chiranjivi
Religious festival in Sikhism and Hinduism
temple deities are taken out. The holiday also marks the worship and propitiation of various deities, such as Durga in Himachal Pradesh, Surya in Bihar
Vaisakhi
Divine feminine energy in Hinduism
important. Menstrual blood (Kula) is revered and is offered in rituals to propitiate the deities. In some cases, Animal sacrifices have replaced menstrual
Shakti
Religious festival in ancient Greece
his temple (Delphinium) carrying suppliant's branches and seeking to propitiate Apollo, probably as a god having influence on the sea. It was at this
Delphinia
folklore rather than of the mainstream Buddhist religion. In order to propitiate her during the different stages of the harvest, ritual offerings known
Thai_folklore
Forest fragments of varying sizes
plant them, rejoices in the lunar world One who has planted madhuka has propitiated Parvati, has become free from diseases, and has worshipped all deities
Sacred_groves_of_India
Culture of Dayak people in Southeast Asia
listeners are considered during the omen interpretations. The praying and propitiation to certain gods to obtain good omens which indicate God's favour and
Iban_culture
Religious community in Palau, western Pacific
and other treats on tree branches throughout the village in hopes of propitiating the goddess to be forgiving of outsiders' misconduct. Another customary
Modekngei
Video game series
people of the land who resort to the ritual martyrdom of priestesses to propitiate evil. These evil forces and sacrifices serve as the main sources of conflict
Momodora
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
Trojan Horse. When they learned that the god was angry with them, they propitiated him with sacrifices, and from this they named Apollo Carneus, from craneia
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