atonement
[ uh-tohn-muh nt ]
/ əˈtoʊn mənt /
noun
satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
(sometimes initial capital letter) Theology.
the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, especially as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ.
Christian Science.
the experience of humankind's unity with God exemplified by Jesus Christ.
Archaic.
reconciliation; agreement.
Origin of atonement
1505–15; from phrase
at one in harmony +
-ment, as translation of Medieval Latin
adūnāmentum; compare Middle English
onement unity
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British Dictionary definitions for atonement
atonement
/ (əˈtəʊnmənt) /
noun
satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong
(often capital) Christian theol
- the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ
- the sufferings and death of Christ
Christian Science
the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man
obsolete
reconciliation or agreement
Word Origin for atonement
C16: from Middle English phrase
at onement in harmony