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atonement
noun
    1. An act of making amends for, making up for, or paying for a wrongdoing, crime, sin, etc.
      Thesaurus: penance, amends, reparation, restitution, compensation, restoration.
    2. Christianity.
      The reconciliation of God and man through the sufferings and death of Christ.
      Form: Atonement
Etymology: 16c: from earlier at onement, meaning ‘in harmony'.



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