atonement
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·tone·ment /əˈtəʊnmənt $ əˈtoʊn-/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal REGRET/FEEL SORRYsomething you do to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong 赎罪，弥补过失atonement for The priest is a representative of his people, making atonement for their sin. 神父是会众的代表，为他们赎罪。
Examples from the Corpus
atonement• This takes me into atonement as vicarious love.• He instilled more atonement and rigidity to the order of friars.• But not knowing the crime, he could make no atonement.• I do not claim to be able to unravel the complexities of atonement.• Justice requires atonement, and justice demands reform.• But for most people here, it seems, atonement is not really the issue.• Some years ago now, a famous Methodist scholar, Vincent Taylor, wrote a trilogy on the atonement.a·tone·ment nounChineseSyllable
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atonement
a‧tone‧ment /əˈtəʊnmənt $ əˈtoʊn-/
noun [singular, uncountable] formal
something you do to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
atonement for
The priest is a representative of his people, making atonement for their sin.
a‧tone‧ment /əˈtəʊnmənt $ əˈtoʊn-/
noun [singular, uncountable] formalsomething you do to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
atonement for