Definition of atonement
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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Origin and Etymology of atonement
see atone
First Known Use: 1513
ATONEMENT Defined for Kids
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: a making up for an offense or injury
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