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atonement

ato·ne·ment

UK/əˈtoʊnmənt/ US/ʌˈtoʊnmʌnt/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

compensation for a wrong

  • “we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store”
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2.

the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • blood atonement
  • limited atonement
  • substitutionary atonement
  • vicarious atonement
  • Yom Kippur

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