释义 |
atonementa‧tone‧ment /əˈtəʊnmənt $ əˈtoʊn-/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal - But for most people here, it seems, atonement is not really the issue.
- But not knowing the crime, he could make no atonement.
- He instilled more atonement and rigidity to the order of friars.
- I do not claim to be able to unravel the complexities of atonement.
- Justice requires atonement, and justice demands reform.
- Some years ago now, a famous Methodist scholar, Vincent Taylor, wrote a trilogy on the atonement.
- This takes me into atonement as vicarious love.
VERB► make· First: the purpose of the blood is to make atonement.· But not knowing the crime, he could make no atonement. something you do to show that you are sorry for having done something wrongatonement for The priest is a representative of his people, making atonement for their sin. |