atonement

Definition of Atonement in English :

compensation for a wrong

Example Sentences:
'we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store'

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Atonement

noun

1.

satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong

2. (often capital) Christian theology

a.

the reconciliation of humankind with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ

b.

the sufferings and death of Christ

3. Christian Science

the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in humankind

4. obsolete

reconciliation or agreement

noun

1.

the act of atoning

2.

satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc.; amends; expiation

3. Obsolete

agreement or reconciliation

n.

1. Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.

2.

a. Judaism An individual's reconciliation with God by means of repentance and confession of one's transgressions.

b. Atonement Christianity The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.

3. Obsolete Reconciliation; concord.