Atonement Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Atonement has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

compensation for a wrong

"we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

atonement expiation satisfaction

the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

expiation atonement propitiation

Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.

See Also

satisfactory penal substitution mankind propitiation piacularity jesus yom kippur reconciliation

Related Terms

satisfactory penal substitution mankind propitiation piacularity jesus yom kippur reconciliation adunatio concord god penance expiation gauntlet perseverance of saints relationship damage burnt offering irresistible grace inexpiably

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

damages redemption

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

reparation

Rhyming Words

ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent

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