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Noun
/əˈtōnmənt/,
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atonements, plural;
  1. Reparation for a wrong or injury
    • - she wanted to make atonement for her husband's behavior
  2. (in religious contexts) Reparation or expiation for sin
    • - an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin
  3. The reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ

  1. compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
  2. expiation: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
  3. (atone) expiate: make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
  4. (atone) repent: turn away from sin or do penitence
  5. "Atonement" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
  6. The term Christus Victor comes from the title of Gustaf Aulén's groundbreaking book first published in 1931 where he drew attention back to this classic early Church understanding of the Atonement. ...
  7. Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, based on a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, and starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and Saoirse Ronan. ...
  8. Atonement is a 2001 novel by British author Ian McEwan.
  9. Penal substitution is a theory of the atonement within Christian theology, especially associated with the Reformed tradition. ...
  10. The satisfaction view of the atonement is a doctrine in Christian theology related to the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and has been traditionally taught in Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed circles. ...
  11. A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship; The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus
  12. (atone) To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime one has committed; To clear (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent
  13. (atone) to make amends for a wrong
  14. (Atone (Atonement)) Literally, “to cover”. To make up for or pay the price for bad deeds. To make amends. Jesus atoned for mankind’s sins on the cross.
  15. (Atone) (v) : reconcile, compensate
  16. (Atone) To make amends, or repay, toward reconciliation. Atonement is one sign of Repentance. Return to Top of Page
  17. 1. The mergence in consciousness of the incarnated Soul with the overshadowing Soul; and the mergence of the Soul with the One Life. 2. The capacity to merge in consciousness with another life in order to know or understand it.
  18. Literally, "a covering," as in covering our sins from God's sight. It is used in reference to a sinner's reconciliation with God through the sufferings of Christ. ...
  19. (Gr. exilasmos). The redemptive activity of Christ in reconciling man to God. The Orthodox believe that Christ, through His death upon the cross, atoned or paid for human sins.
  20. kophar (H) – To cover. – In the Hebrew language, there were no words that meant complete forgiveness. The word atonement neither indicates a forgiveness of sins nor a washing away of sins, rather the animal sacrifices merely covered over the sins (Hebrews 10:1-4).
  21. A term originally coined by William Tyndale to translate the Latin term reconciliatio, which has since come to have the developed meaning of "the work of Christ" or "the benefits of Christ gained for believers by his death and resurrection."
  22. In Christianity, atonement is necessary because of God's character of Justice; he must act at all times with Justice. This means that when humans sin--or more accurately, since all humanity is born with original sin--they must pay the penalty of sin which is death. ...
  23. Making amends for your sins or wrong deeds. Trying to put things right.
  24. Literally, at - one - ment - the doctrine that through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, man has been restored to fellowship with God. That man has been made at - one with God. The stranglehold of sin is broken and man is re-created as he should be - with God. ...
  25. The doctrine that Christ died on the cross for the forgiveness of the sins of humans, beginning with forgiveness of Adam's original sin.