propitiation in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for propitiation in the English»Italian Dictionary

propitiation [Brit prəˌpɪʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n, Am prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən] N

propitiation

propiziazione f

to do sth in propitiation

fare qc a scopo di propiziazione

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propiziazione

propitiation

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This magical encircling may originally have been a binding propitiation of the dead, to assure their successful passage into the afterlife and keep them from returning.

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Flowers were traditional symbols of rejuvenation, rebirth, and memory, with the red and purple of roses and violets felt to evoke the color of blood as a form of propitiation.

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He repeated this mode of propitiation at an annual festival and left it to be imitated by his descendants.

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An earlier explanation held that the maidens played the role of absent warriors in some form of propitiation.

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Priestly duties included sacrifice and the propitiation of deities, inauguration of kings, writing and interpretation of codices, and of course maintenance of ritual spaces and paraphernalia.

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The choai, or libation, and the haimacouria, or blood propitiation were two types of offerings.

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The idea of sacrifice, of propitiation, seems to be innate in humanity.

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The matibug are the closest friends of human beings, but they can be troublesome if ritual offerings of propitiation are not made.

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He was sent to be a propitiation for sins.

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There are deities symbolizing the spirits of the five elements by the propitiation of whom a balance can be better maintained.

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