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limited atonement

limited atonement noun: a doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only on believers.

Noun

limited atonement (uncountable)

  1. A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only on believers.

limited atonement meaning in Urdu, Malay and Indonesian

limited atonement in Urdu

Calvinist doctrine
محدود کفارہ, مخصوص کفارہ

limited atonement in Malay

Calvinist doctrine
penebusan terhad

limited atonement in Indonesian

Calvinist doctrine
penebusan terbatas

Antonyms of limited atonement

Questions about limited atonement

What does limited atonement mean?
Limited atonement means a doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only on believers.
What is limited atonement in Urdu?
Limited atonement in Urdu is محدود کفارہ, مخصوص کفارہ. See Limited atonement meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is limited atonement?
Limited atonement is a noun.

Words near limited atonement in the dictionary

  1. limitationists
  2. limitations
  3. limitative
  4. limitatively
  5. limited
  6. limited atonement
  7. limited companies
  8. limited company
  9. limited democracies
  10. limited democracy
  11. limited edition

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