Atonement (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
  2. the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, especially as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ.
  3. the experience of humankind's unity with God exemplified by Jesus Christ.
  4. reconciliation; agreement.
noun
  1. satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong
  2. (often capital) Christian theol
    • the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ
    • the sufferings and death of Christ
  3. the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man
  4. reconciliation or agreement
Atonement (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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