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attonement

attonement is the obsolete form of atonement.

Meaning of atonement

Noun

atonement (countable and uncountable, plural atonements)

  1. Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
    • When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others.1711 March 19 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “THURSDAY, March 9, 1710–1711”, in The Spectator, number 8; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a...
  2. (often) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
  3. (archaic) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
    • by whom we have now received the atonement1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 5:11

Forms of attonement

pluralattonements

Questions about attonement

What is attonement the obsolete form of?
Attonement is the obsolete form of atonement.

Words near attonement in the dictionary

  1. attoms
  2. Atton
  3. attonce
  4. attone
  5. attoned
  6. attonement
  7. attonements
  8. attones
  9. attoning
  10. attonity
  11. attoparsec

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