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Meaning of Atonement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈtoʊnmənt

Definitions

  1. Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
    countable, often, uncountable
  3. Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التّعويض تكفير كفارة
Bosanski naprava
Català expiació redempció
Čeština náprava odčinění usmíření vykoupení
Cymraeg iawn
Deutsch Buße Entsühnung Ersatz Sühne Sühneopfer Sühnung Versöhnung Wiedergutmachung
Ελληνικά εξιλέωση επανόρθωση
Español desagravio expiación
Suomi hyvitys sovinto sovitus
Français expiation propitiation réconciliation réparation
Gàidhlig rèite saorsa
עברית כיפור כפרה
Hrvatski naprava
Magyar engesztelés
Հայերեն քավություն
Bahasa Indonesia atonemen
Italiano ammenda espiazione redenzione riconciliazione riparazione
日本語 償い 罪滅ぼし 贖 贖い 贖罪
Қазақ тілі төлеу
한국어 속죄
Kurdî kefaret tazmînat
Latina adunatio luella propitiatio
Latviešu gandarījums
Македонски искупување помирување
മലയാളം പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം
Nederlands boetedoening herstel verzoening
Polski pokuta
Português expiação reconciliação
Română căință expiație expiere ispășire răscumpărare reconciliere remușcare
Русский искупление примирение расплата
Српски naprava
Svenska försoning gottgörelse
Türkçe kefaret tazminat telafi

Examples

“When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make⟳ for it is, to warn⟳ others.”
“1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia Graeca The Phocians behaved themselves with so much gallantry, that they were thought to have⟳ made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.”
“by whom we have⟳ now received the atonement”
“He desires to make⟳ atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Atonements atoneness atoner Atones Atong atonia

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