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atonement
source:
The Atonement
noun
reparation
for a
wrong
or
injury
:
償い, 罪滅ぼし
e.g.
she wanted to make atonement for her husband's behavior.
(in
religious
contexts)
reparation
or
expiation
for
sin
:
〘宗〙 贖罪(しょくざい)
e.g.
an annual ceremony of confession and atonement for sin.
(
the Atonement
)
Christian
Theology
the
reconciliation
of
God
and
humankind
through
Jesus Christ
.
〖the A-〗キリストの贖罪〘十字架にかかり人類の罪の償いをしたこと〙
ORIGIN
early
16th century
(denoting
unity
or
reconciliation
, especially between
God
and
man
): from
at
one
+
-ment
, influenced by medieval
Latin
adunamentum
‘
unity
’, and earlier
onement
from an obsolete verb
one
‘to
unite
’.