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   atonement

   /əˈtəʊnm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making amends for a wrong or injury: "he submitted his resignation as an act of atonement"
   • ▪ (in religious contexts) reparation or expiation for sin: "an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin"
   • ▪ the reconciliation of God and mankind through Jesus Christ.

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man): from at one + -ment, influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum ‘unity’, and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one ‘to unite’.

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   The meaning of ATONEMENT is reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction. How to use atonement in a sentence.

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   ATONEMENT definition: 1. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 2. something…. Learn more.

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   Atonement, atoning, or making amends is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do bad for others, or some other expression of feelings of hate.

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   Atonement definition: satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.. See examples of ATONEMENT used in a sentence.

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   When you apologize for doing something wrong, that’s an act of atonement. Many religions have rituals of atonement, such as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, on which people of the Jewish faith repent for their sins.

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   ATONEMENT meaning: 1. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 2. something…. Learn more.

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   If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry. [formal] He is working for the world's poor as a personal atonement for his part in the war. [ + for] True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong.

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   Atonement, the process by which people remove obstacles to their reconciliation with God. It is a recurring theme in the history of religion and theology. Atonement is often attached to sacrifice, and ritual cleanness is frequently connected with moral purity and religious acceptability.

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    a•tone•ment. (əˈtoʊn mənt) n. 1. satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. 2. ( sometimes cap.) the Christian doctrine that the reconciliation of God and humankind will be accomplished through Christ.

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    atonement. noun. /əˈtəʊnmənt/. /əˈtəʊnmənt/. [uncountable] (formal) the act of showing you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past. to make atonement for his sins. Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Definitions on the go.