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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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   What does it mean if you do something as an atonement?

   • If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry. True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 3. Christian Science Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is Jewish 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. As a religious act, atonement is an effort to make up for wrongdoings so you can be in harmony with a higher power. Look closely at the word: you can break it down to "at," "one," and "ment."

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   What is atonement in architecture?

   • It can be situated within a romantic sensibility of landscape and represents a qualitative consciousness of atonement and reconciliation of architecture with the land. For perfect removal of guilt, the wrongdoer must make atonement and be forgiven by the victim. Perhaps the only atonement or amends to the victims is this commitment and assurance.

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   When did the word 'atonement' come out?

   • Atonement first appears in English in the 1510s, when it meant "the condition of being at one (with others)." About ten years later, the word shows up with a meaning that included “being at one with God.” "Atonement."

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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, 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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   noun. satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. (sometimes initial capital letter) Theology. the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, especially as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ.

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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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   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.