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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
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 atonement [əˈtəʊnmənt] n (frm) → espiazione f (Rel) → redenzione f to make atonement for a mistake → riparare ad un errore How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rook lifted her hand solemnly "Say," she answered, "that a dying sinner is making atonement for sin. As a sort of atonement she wrote 'Day after Day,' the story of a dismal and joyless orphan, who dies to the sound of angelic music, faint and farheard, filling the whole chamber. Out came the sunset; but in spite of this heroic mutilation the editor of the Canadian Woman sent Averil's Atonement back so promptly that the indignant Diana declared that it couldn't have been read at all, and vowed she was going to stop her subscription immediately. |
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