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- [uh-tohn-muh nt]
- /əˈtoʊn mənt/
- /əˈtəʊn.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-tohn-muh nt]
- /əˈtoʊn mənt/
Definitions of atonement word
- uncountable noun atonement If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry. 3
- noun atonement satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong 3
- noun atonement the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ 3
- noun atonement the sufferings and death of Christ 3
- noun atonement the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man 3
- noun atonement reconciliation or agreement 3
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Origin of atonement
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; from phrase at one in harmony + -ment, as translation of Medieval Latin adūnāmentum; compare Middle English onement unity
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Parts of speech for Atonement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
atonement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for atonement
noun atonement
- reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- penance — a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
adverb atonement
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
Antonyms for atonement
noun atonement
- dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
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