propitiated
Won favor from
Propitiated is the past tense of propitiate, meaning to appease or win the favor of someone—especially a god, spirit, or powerful figure—through offerings or conciliatory acts.
The word suggests calming anger or averting wrath: The villagers propitiated the river god with sacrifices.
It carries a formal, often religious tone.
Calmed or comforted
- mollifiedSoothed someone's anger
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
- placatedMade calm through concession
- calmedMade tranquil
assuaged · satisfied · reconciled · conciliated · gratified · contented · comforted · relieved
Something presented or given
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- expiationRedress for offense
oblation · burnt offering · votive · altar · incense · ceremony · supplication · devotion
Supernatural beings worshipped
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
supernatural · divine wrath · heavenly · sacred · blessed · celestial · otherworldly · numen
soothed
Calmed or comforted
calmed · assuaged · satisfied · reconciled · conciliated · gratified · contented · comforted · relieved · allayed
offering
Something presented or given
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
expiation · oblation · burnt offering · votive · altar · incense · ceremony · supplication · devotion · prayer
gods
Supernatural beings worshipped
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
demons · supernatural · divine wrath · heavenly · sacred · blessed · celestial · otherworldly · numen · manes
propitiatedangered
Made irate
enraged · provoked · infuriated · incensed · aggravated