n. | 1. | Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord. | |||
2. | Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; - with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ. The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
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Noun | 1. | atonement - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" Synonyms: expiation, satisfaction |
2. | atonement - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) Synonyms: expiation, propitiation |