| 单词 | atonement |
| 释义 | atonement[ uh-tohn-muhnt ] / əˈtoʊn mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR atonement ON THESAURUS.COM nounsatisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. (sometimes initial capital letter)Theology. the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, especially as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ. Christian Science. the experience of humankind's unity with God exemplified by Jesus Christ. Archaic. reconciliation; agreement. Origin of atonementFirst recorded in 1505–15; from phrase at one, at oon “in harmony” + -ment, as translation of Medieval Latin adūnāmentum; compare Middle English onement “unity” Words nearby atonementatonality, at once, atone, at one blow, at one fell swoop, atonement, at one's, at one's best, at one's convenience, at one's door, at one's ease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for atonementatonement / (əˈtəʊnmənt) / nounsatisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong (often capital) Christian theol
Christian Science the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man obsolete reconciliation or agreement Word Origin for atonementC16: from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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