atonement
Making amends to restore a damaged relationshipMaking amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
» Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it — that is what you must do.
Страдание принять и искупить себя им, вот что надо. — paul_lingvo
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia Graeca The Phocians behaved themselves with so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
Wiedergutmachung, Sühneleistung, Sühne
примире́ниеprimirénije
споку́таspokúta
(countable, often, uncountable)The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
Buße, Sühne, Wiedergutmachung
искупле́ниеiskuplénije, распла́таraspláta
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
- compensation for a wrong
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Examples
1 sentencesAccept suffering and achieve atonement through it — that is what you must do.
ruСтрадание принять и искупить себя им, вот что надо. — paul_lingvo
Translations
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Origin
Perhaps from atone + -ment as translation of Medieval Latin adūnāmentum; however, the nounPerhaps 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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Forms
plural: atonements| Singular | atonement |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- compensation for a wrong:expiationsatisfaction
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity):expiationpropitiation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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