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Webster 1913 Edition
Atonement
A-tone′ment
,Noun.
1.
(Literally, a setting
at one
.) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.
[Archaic]
By whom we have now received the
atonement
. Rom. v. 11.
He desires to make
Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
atonement
Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
Shakespeare
2.
Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; – with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best
atonement
be can make for it is, to warn others. Spectator.
The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient
atonement
for their former offense. Potter.
Webster 1828 Edition
Atonement
ATO'NEMENT
, n.1.
Agreement; concord; reconciliation, after enmity or controversy. Rom. 5.Between the Duke of Glo'ster and your brothers.
2.
Expiation; satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing or suffering that which is received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; with for.And Moses said to Aaron, go to the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make an atonement for thyself and for the people. Lev. 9.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others not to fall into the like.
The Phocians behaved with so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
3.
In theology, the expiation of sin made by the obedience and personal sufferings of Christ.Definition 2024
atonement
atonement
English
Noun
atonement (plural atonements)
- A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.
- (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
Translations
repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship
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reconciliation of God and mankind
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Derived terms
- blood atonement
- limited atonement
- vicarious atonement
