“How do you define the nature of that atonement or propitiation which Jesus Christ made?”

“Similarly, there are other rituals outside their sphere of activity, such as the propitiation or exorcism of dangerous spirits.”

“In the context of hunting, young girls are the appropriate instrument for the propitiation of the goddess and the securing of her favour.”

“When the nation was rent in twain, Lincoln, the propitiator, counselled conciliation.”