atonement
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atonement
- /əˈtoʊnmənt/
Where it comes from
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.
noun atonements
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Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others.
Similar: compensation, indemnification
- The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
- Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord. by whom we have now received the atonement
Similar: assyth, atonement, compensation, expiation, redress, indemnification, piation, propitiation, refaction · Opposite: nonatonement
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: expiation, satisfaction, propitiation, atone, forgiveness, redress, substitutionary, jubilee, atones, compensation, amends, restitution, reparation, absolution, penance, redemption
noun
Similar: assyth, atonement, compensation, expiation, redress, indemnification, piation, propitiation, refaction · Opposite: nonatonement
Translations
Every language
noun amends to restore a damaged relationship
| Español | desagravio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 償い tsugunai |
| 中文 | 補償 /补偿 bǔcháng, 贖罪 /赎罪 shúzuì |
| Português | reconciliação |
| Français | propitiation |
| Deutsch | Wiedergutmachung, Sühneleistung, Sühne, Sühneopfer, Versöhnung, Ersatz |
| Italiano | riconciliazione, ammenda, riparazione, redenzione |
| Ελληνικά | επανόρθωση epanórthosi |
| Română | răscumpărare, reconciliere, remușcare |
| Русский | примире́ние primirénije |
noun reconciliation of God and mankind
| Español | expiación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 贖罪 shokuzai, 贖い aganai |
| Português | expiação |
| Français | expiation, réparation, réconciliation |
| Deutsch | Buße, Sühne, Wiedergutmachung, Sühnung, Entsühnung |
| Italiano | espiazione, riparazione, redenzione |
| Ελληνικά | εξιλέωση exiléosi |
| Română | expiere, ispășire, expiație, căință |
| Русский | искупле́ние iskuplénije, распла́та raspláta |
| العربية | كَفَّارَة kaffāra |
| עברית | כיפור kipúr |
Talk about this word "atonement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atonement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. atonement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atonement "atonement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atonement.Cite this
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title = {atonement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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