atonement
gb/ətˈoʊnmənt/ us/ətˈoʊnmənt/
B2
English
~ 9900
jóvátétel, megváltás, engesztelés
NOUN
B2
1
jóvátétel
B2
Usage pattern:
atonement for [something]
He spent years doing volunteer work as a form of atonement for his past mistakes.
Éveken át végzett önkéntes munkát, afféle jóvátételként a múltbeli hibáiért.
The company offered financial atonement to the victims affected by the chemical spill.
A cég pénzbeli jóvátételt ajánlott fel a vegyi anyag kiömlése által érintett áldozatoknak.
She felt that a simple apology was not enough atonement for the pain she had caused.
The truth he revealed was an attempt at atonement for years of silence.
Community service was ordered as atonement for the damage he had done to the park.
Learner examples
He wants to find atonement for the bad things he did when he was young.
Szeretne valahogy jóvátételt nyújtani azokért a rossz dolgokért, amelyeket fiatal korában tett.
As atonement, she paid for all the repairs to her neighbor’s car.
Jóvátételként kifizette a szomszédja autójának az összes javítási költségét.
The letter was his atonement for speaking so rudely to her.
The judge said that helping the victims would be a kind of atonement.
She feels she still has not found full atonement for her lie.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse "atonement" with a simple "apology". An apology is usually only words, while atonement usually involves concrete actions to repair the harm. Another issue is countability: "atonement" is usually uncountable (e.g., "seek atonement"), though in religious or literary style you may see "an atonement".
Meaning
making up for a wrong
Collocations
make atonement
|seek atonement
|atonement for his sins
|act of atonement
|personal atonement
|a form of atonement
Synonyms
reparation (More formal; often used for paying money or giving something back to repair harm.)
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amends (Common in the phrase "make amends"; slightly less formal and more everyday than "atonement".)
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redress (Formal and legal-sounding; focuses on correcting or compensating for a wrong.)
Antonyms
wrongdoing (Represents the harmful or immoral act, which atonement tries to correct.)
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offense (The act of hurting or insulting someone, which calls for atonement.)
Themes
ethics
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
the act of doing something to make things right after you have done something wrong or hurt someone
The act of doing something to make up for, repair, or compensate for a wrong, injury, or offense, especially in a moral or relational sense.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
megváltás
C1
engesztelés
C1
Usage pattern:
the Atonement for [sins]
Many Christian traditions teach that the Atonement restores the broken relationship between God and humanity.
Sok keresztény hagyomány szerint a megváltás helyreállítja az Isten és az emberiség közötti megtört kapcsolatot.
Different theologians have developed various models to explain how the Atonement deals with human sin.
Különböző teológusok többféle modellt dolgoztak ki annak magyarázatára, hogyan kezeli a megváltás az emberi bűnt.
Her research focuses on how the Atonement is understood in contemporary evangelical theology.
The sermon explored the meaning of Christ’s atonement for the sins of the world.
Debates about substitutionary atonement continue to shape modern Christian thought.
Learner examples
Christians believe the Atonement makes people right with God.
A keresztények úgy hiszik, hogy a megváltás helyreállítja az ember kapcsolatát Istennel.
The book explains different ideas about the Atonement.
A könyv a megváltásról szóló különböző elképzeléseket magyarázza el.
He wrote an essay on how the Atonement removes sin.
The pastor talked about the Atonement in his sermon.
Some churches have different views about the Atonement.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize that "the Atonement" with a capital "A" usually refers specifically to Christian teaching about Christ’s saving work, not just any act of making up for wrong. In academic or theological writing, it often appears with the definite article: "the Atonement".
Meaning
Christ’s saving work for humanity
Collocations
the Atonement
|Christ’s atonement
|substitutionary atonement
|the doctrine of the Atonement
|theories of the Atonement
|atonement theology
Synonyms
redemption (Very close in Christian theology, but often emphasizes being bought back or freed, rather than the whole doctrine of how this happens.)
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salvation (Broader Christian term for being saved from sin and its consequences; the Atonement is one key part or basis of salvation.)
Antonyms
damnation (In Christian theology, the state of being eternally separated from God, which the Atonement is understood to prevent.)
Themes
religion
|christianity
|theology
Definition
in Christian belief, the work of Jesus (especially his death and rising again) that makes people right with God and takes away their sin
In Christian theology, the saving work of Jesus Christ, especially his death and resurrection, by which humanity is reconciled to God and freed from the guilt and consequences of sin.
Grammar
Dictionary form
atonement
IPA
GB/ətˈoʊnmənt/
US/ətˈoʊnmənt/
Syllables & stress
atone - ment (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ment)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: atonement
- Plural: atonement
Word family
Core family
atone
verb
Expressions
Day of Atonement
1/dˈeɪ əv ətˈoʊnmənt/
fixed phrase
Jewish holy day Yom Kippur
another name for Yom Kippur, the most important Jewish holy day, when people fast, pray, and ask God to forgive their sins
Examples
- Many businesses close early on the Day of Atonement so families can attend services.
- On the Day of Atonement, they spent the day in fasting and prayer at the synagogue.
- The article explained the traditions connected with the Jewish Day of Atonement.
make atonement for
1/mˈeɪk ətˈoʊnmənt fɚ/
fixed phrase
do something to make amends
to do something, often difficult or costly, in order to make things right after you have done something wrong
Examples
- He tried to make atonement for his lies by telling the full truth in court.
- The company promised to make atonement for the damage by funding a cleanup program.
- She spent years volunteering in shelters to make atonement for her past behavior.