ATONEMENT


Meaning of ATONEMENT in English

-mənt noun

( -s )

1. obsolete : restoration of friendly relations : reconciliation

2. sometimes capitalized : a theological doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and man especially as effected by the saving and redeeming work of Jesus Christ

3. : reparation especially for an offense or injury

4. Christian Science : the exemplifying of man's oneness with God

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.