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Atonement

//əˈtoʊnmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation. countable, uncountable

    "When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others."

  2. 2
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) wordnet
  3. 3
    The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus. countable, often, uncountable
  4. 4
    compensation for a wrong wordnet
  5. 5
    Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "by whom we have now received the atonement"

Etymology

Perhaps from atone + -ment as translation of Medieval Latin adūnāmentum; however, the noun is found earlier than the verb (atone); and in this light, the proper etymology is at + onement.

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