a·tone·ment ( -t n mnt)n. 1. Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation. 2. a. Reconciliation or an instance of reconciliation between God and humans. b. Atonement Christianity The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus. 3. Obsolete Reconciliation; concord. |
atonement [əˈtəʊnmənt]
n
1. satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (often capital) Christian theol
a. the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ
b. the sufferings and death of Christ
3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christian Science the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man
4. Obsolete reconciliation or agreement
[from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  atonement - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| 2. |  atonement - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil amends, reparation - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" |
atonement
noun amends, payment, compensation, satisfaction, redress, reparation, restitution, penance, recompense, expiation, propitiation True guilt is marked by a willingness to make atonement.
Translations
atonement [əˈtəʊnmənt] n (frm) → espiazione f (Rel) → redenzione f
to make atonement for a mistake → riparare ad un errore
to make atonement for a mistake → riparare ad un errore
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