atonement
noun
atone·ment
ə-ˈtōn-mənt 
1
: reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction
a story of sin and atonement
He wanted to find a way to make atonement for his sins.
2
: the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ
3
Christian Science
: the exemplifying of human oneness with God
4
obsolete
: reconciliation
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But then, Horizon is striving for lots of things, including visual majesty, dramatic excitement, some sense of atonement for injustices that are essentially unforgivable.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
Next, an encounter in a café with a woman handing out flyers about her missing son opens a window to atonement, helping families of the country’s thousands of desaparecidos to find closure.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
Next, an encounter in a café with a woman handing out flyers about her missing son opens a window to atonement, helping families of the country’s thousands of desaparecidos to find closure.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for atonement
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atonement
noun
atone·ment
ə-ˈtōn-mənt
1
: the return to a state of love and harmony between God and human beings through the death of Jesus Christ
2
: something that makes up for an offense or injury
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