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/əˈtōn/,
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atones, 3rd person singular present; atoned, past tense; atoned, past participle; atoning, present participle;
  1. Make amends or reparation
    • - he was being helpful, to atone for his past mistakes
  1. (atonement) compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
  2. (atonement) expiation: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
  3. Atonement is a doctrine that describes how human beings can be reconciled to God. In Christian theology the atonement refers to the forgiving or pardoning of sin through the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion, which made possible the reconciliation between God and creation. ...
  4. (Atonement (Babylon 5)) "Atonement" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
  5. (Atonement (Christus Victor view)) 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. ...
  6. (Atonement (film)) 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. ...
  7. (Atonement (novel)) Atonement is a 2001 novel by British author Ian McEwan.
  8. (Atonement (satisfaction view)) 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. ...
  9. (Atonement) (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.
  10. (atonement) 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."
  11. (Atonement) To atone means to make amends, to repair a wrong done. Biblically, it means to remove sin. The Old Testament atonements offered by the high priest were temporary and a foreshadow of the real and final atonement made by Jesus. Jesus atoned for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). ...
  12. (6. Atonement) 1. 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;. ...
  13. Atonement literally means "to pay for a wrongdoing". It is the same as “reconciliation.” When Jesus died on the cross, he paid for our sins. Therefore, He is called our atonement.
  14. (Atonement) The doctrine that Christ died on the cross for the forgiveness of the sins of humans, beginning with forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
  15. (Atonement) To make amends in order to reconcile two parties.  Jesus Christ made atonement to God by dying to pay the penalty for the sins of those who would believe in Him thereby reconciling man to God.
  16. (Atonement) that special result of the reconciliation between a Holy God and a sinful mankind brought about by the self-sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Because of it, salvation is available.
  17. (Atonement) in the Christian tradition, the "at-one-ment," or the restoration of relationship with God, through Jesus Christ.
  18. (5 Atonement) Removes burden of misdeeds from subject.
  19. (ATONEMENT) (1) Used almost exclusively as a reference to Jesus’ conquering physical death for all people. By conquering physical death, Jesus made it possible for them to enter again into the presence of Heavenly Father-if for no other reason than to be judged by him. ...
  20. (ATONEMENT) The power of redemption is the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In the unfolding drama, the Son inherited the fulness of the Father; he was not "eternally begotten," nor were two absolutely unlike natures inherent in the person of Christ.
  21. (At-one-ment) 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.
  22. (Atonement (22)) A sacrifice to pay for sins. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement, and on this day, the high priest sacrificed a bullock, a goat, and a ram as burnt offerings. Lev 16:1-34 .
  23. (Atonement) A Holyday of repentance whereon someone fasts; also, shedding of innocent blood of a whistleblower who points out that a CoG has willy-nilly substituted laws and ordinances to follow the precepts of men
  24. (Atonement) 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. ...
  25. (Atonement) Making amends for your sins or wrong deeds. Trying to put things right.