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   A·tone·ment

   /əˈtōnm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. reparation for a wrong or injury: "she wanted to make atonement for her husband's behavior"
   • ▪ (in religious contexts) reparation or expiation for sin: "an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin"
   • ▪ the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ.

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man): from at one + -ment, influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum ‘unity’, and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one ‘to unite’.

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   What is the meaning of Atonement?

   • In a religious sense, " atonement " means " at-one-ment. " This is the state of being reconciled with God. 5 Many Christian denominations have historically taught that Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, circa 4000 BCE by eating a forbidden fruit in violation of God's command. The fruit has often been referred to as an apple.

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   What is Jewish 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. As a religious act, atonement is an effort to make up for wrongdoings so you can be in harmony with a higher power. Look closely at the word: you can break it down to "at," "one," and "ment."

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   When did the word 'atonement' come out?

   • Atonement first appears in English in the 1510s, when it meant "the condition of being at one (with others)." About ten years later, the word shows up with a meaning that included “being at one with God.” "Atonement."

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   Can atonement blot out guilt?

   • If atonement could not blot out the feeling of guilt, forgetfulness might. Inevitably, the day of national atonement always provides a foil for the day of national joy, and vice versa. The thesis that moral faith must take precedence over the historical knowledge of the atonement emphasizes that which is in our power.

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   Atonement definition: satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.. See examples of ATONEMENT used in a sentence.

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   atonement: 1 n the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) Synonyms: expiation , propitiation Types: amends , reparation something done or paid in expiation of a wrong Type of: redemption , salvation (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil n compensation for a wrong Synonyms: expiation , ...

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    3 days ago · Atonement is a noun that means satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong. It also has a religious meaning related to the reconciliation of God and humankind through Christ's death.