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1. (n.) atonement
satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
2. atonement
(sometimes cap.) the Christian doctrine that the reconciliation of God and humankind will be accomplished through Christ.
3. atonement
(in Christian Science) the state in which humankind exemplifies the attributes of Christ.
4. atonement
Archaic. reconciliation; agreement.
Etymology: (1505–15; from phrase at one in harmony + -ment)
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| Definition of 'atonement' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) atonement, expiation, satisfaction
compensation for a wrong
"we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
2. (noun) expiation, atonement, propitiation
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) atonement
reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord
2. (noun) atonement
satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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atonement
1. Embolism of the will.
2. To raise a sin from a vice to a virtue.
3. A borax that kills the vermin of remorse, but that can not be relied upon to kibosh their breeding-place.
4. An immunity-bath in preparation for transgressions to come. (Among certain religious sects, the Day of Atonement is the day on which all gonofs line up for a fresh start.)
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