atonement
noun(atone-ment)
reparation for an offense or injury : satisfaction
atonement
noun(atone-ment)
the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ
atonement
noun(atone-ment)
the exemplifying of human oneness with God
atonement
noun phrase(atone-ment)
yom kippur
atonement
noun(atone-ment)
a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16 —called also Day of Atonement