atonement
noun
atone·ment
ə-ˈtōn-mənt 
1
: reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction
a story of sin and atonement
He wanted to find a way to make atonement for his sins.
2
: the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ
3
Christian Science
: the exemplifying of human oneness with God
4
obsolete
: reconciliation
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
Perhaps Netanyahu’s most disquieting elision in his U.N. speech, in this season of atonement, is that Moses’s admonition to choose blessings over curses was aimed specifically at the Children of Israel.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
However, Ray suggests atonement could help Jason find peace.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism which focuses on atonement, begins Oct. 11.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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atonement
noun
atone·ment
ə-ˈtōn-mənt
1
: the return to a state of love and harmony between God and human beings through the death of Jesus Christ
2
: something that makes up for an offense or injury
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