Atonement Definition

ə-tōnmənt
noun
Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
American Heritage
The act of atoning.
Webster's New World
An individual's reconciliation with God by means of repentance and confession of one's transgressions.
American Heritage
Satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc.; amends; expiation.
Webster's New World
The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Atonement

Noun

Singular:
atonement
Plural:
atonements

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Atonement

  • the Atonement

Origin of Atonement

  • Perhaps from atone +‎ -ment; however, the noun is found earlier than the verb (atone); and in this light, the proper etymology is at +‎ onement.

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Atonement Sentence Examples

  • A doctrine of atonement makes the following presuppositions.

  • Swedenborg wholly rejects the orthodox doctrine of atonement; and the unity of God, as opposed to his idea of the trinity of the church, is an essential feature of his teaching.

  • Ewald regarded the Passover as an original pre-Mosaic spring festival made to serve the interest of purity and atonement.

  • Thomas Arnold, criticizing Edward Hawkins, appeals rather to the atonement as deeper neglected truth.

  • But these hypotheses do not commend themselves, and we accept the tradition that Jesus taught that his death was an atonement for others.

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Words Starting With

AATATO

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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atonement

Words Starting With A and Ending With T

Starts With A & Ends With TStarts With AT & Ends With TStarts With A & Ends With NT

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With A9 Letter Words Ending With T