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atonement definition

atone·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. the act of atoning
  2. satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc.; amends; expiation
  3. Obsolete agreement or reconciliation
atonement Idioms

the Atonement

Christian Theol.
the redeeming of humanity and its reconciliation with God through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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