Synonyms for atonement
əˈtoʊn məntatone·ment

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1. atonement

   Atonement (at-one-ment), originally denoting reconciliation, or the bringing into agreement of those who have been estranged, is now chiefly used, as in theology, in the sense of some offering, sacrifice, or suffering sufficient to win forgiveness or make up for an offense; especially and distinctively of the sacrificial work of Christ in his humiliation, suffering and death. Expiation is the enduring of the full penalty of a wrong or crime. Propitiation is an offering, action, or sacrifice that makes the governing power propitious toward the offender. Satisfaction in this connection denotes the rendering a full legal equivalent for the wrong done. Propitiation appeases the lawgiver; satisfaction meets the requirements of the law.

   Synonyms:
   expiation, propitiation, reconciliation, satisfaction

   Antonyms:
   alienation, chastisement, condemnation, curse, estrangement, offense, penalty, punishment, reprobation, retribution, vengeance, wrath

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1. atonement

   Synonyms:
   reconciliation, expiation, compensation, preparation, satisfaction, recompense

   Antonyms:
   alienation, separation, enmity, estrangement, division, offense, transgression

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1. atonement, expiation, satisfactionnoun

   compensation for a wrong

   "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

   Synonyms:
   gratification, satisfaction, propitiation, expiation

2. expiation, atonement, propitiationnoun

   the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

   Synonyms:
   placation, conciliation, satisfaction, propitiation, expiation

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1. atonementnoun

   Synonyms:
   [rare.] reconciliation, pacification, concord, agreement

2. atonementnoun

   Synonyms:
   expiation, propitiation, satisfaction, reparation, amends, peace-offering, atoning sacrifice

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1. atonementnoun

   Synonyms:
   expiation, amends, reparation, propitiation

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1. W. H. Auden:

   Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.

2. W. H. Auden:

   Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.

3. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

   There are no nationally observed rites of atonement in the United States of America, unless you count Valentine's Day.