Atonement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈtoʊnmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Atonement is a noun meaning Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
Meaning
Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
More Meanings
- (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
- (archaic) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
Example Sentences
by whom we have now received the atonement
He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others.
1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia Graeca The Phocians behaved themselves with so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
Word Forms
- atonements
Synonyms for atonement
Depending on context, synonyms include assyth, compensation, expiation, indemnification, piation, propitiation.
Antonyms for atonement
Common opposites include nonatonement.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include expiation, satisfaction, propitiation, atone, forgiveness, redress.
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