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- Dictionaryatonement/əˈtəʊnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action of making amends for a wrong or injury: "he submitted his resignation as an act of atonement"
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noun [ U ] formal uk / əˈtəʊn.mənt / us / əˈtoʊn.mənt / Add to word list. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: He said that young hooligans should do community service as atonement for their crimes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically.
The meaning of ATONEMENT is reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction. How to use atonement in a sentence.
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.
Atonement, atoning, or making amends is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do bad for others, or some other expression of feelings of hate.
ATONEMENT meaning: 1. something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: 2. something…. Learn more.
When you apologize for doing something wrong, that’s an act of atonement. Many religions have rituals of atonement, such as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, on which people of the Jewish faith repent for their sins.
noun. 1. satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong. 2. (often capital) Christian theology. a. the reconciliation of humankind with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ. b. the sufferings and death of Christ. 3. Christian Science.
Definition of atonement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · The word comes (in the early 16th century, denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man), from at one + the suffix -ment, influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum ‘unity’, and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one ‘to unite’.
1. satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. 2. ( sometimes cap.) the Christian doctrine that the reconciliation of God and humankind will be accomplished through Christ. 3. (in Christian Science) the state in which humankind exemplifies the attributes of Christ. 4. Archaic. reconciliation; agreement.
