atonement

atonement
noun

[mass noun]reparation for a wrong or injury
（对过失或伤害的）弥补
he submitted his resignation as an act of atonement.
他递交辞呈作为补过。
■(Religion)reparation or expiation for sin
(宗)赎罪
the High Priest offered the sacrifice as atonement for all the sins of Israel.
祭祀长设供为以色列赎罪。
■(the Atonement)(Christian Theology)the reconciliation of God and mankind through Jesus Christ
(基督教神学)（通过耶稣基督流血牺牲而促成的）上帝与人的和好
The two notions of reconciliation and reparation are deeply entwined in Jewish and Christian theology, as sin is seen as separating humanity from a just God. Christian interpretations of this doctrine varies widely, generally being focused on Christ's death as a self-giving sacrifice in which the power of sin is overcome and divine love is made manifest

语源

early 16th cent. (denoting unity or reconciliation, especially between God and man): from at one + -ment,influenced by medieval Latin adunamentum 'unity', and earlier onement from an obsolete verb one 'to unite'

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