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   atonement

   /əˈtəʊnm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of making amends for a wrong or injury: "he submitted his resignation as an act of atonement"
   • ▪ (in religious contexts) reparation or expiation for sin: "an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin"
   • ▪ the reconciliation of God and mankind through Jesus Christ.

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man): from at one + -ment, influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum ‘unity’, and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one ‘to unite’.

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   atonement: [noun] reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction.

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   ATONEMENT definition: 1. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 2. something…. Learn more.

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   Atonement, atoning, or making amends is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do bad for others, or some other expression of feelings of hate. Atonement "is closely associated to forgiveness, reconciliation, sorrow, remorse, repentance, reparation, and guilt".

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   Atonement definition: satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.. See examples of ATONEMENT used in a sentence.

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   ATONEMENT meaning: 1. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 2. something…. Learn more.