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Definition of atonement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

atonement

noun
 
/əˈtəʊnmənt/
 
/əˈtəʊnmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the act of showing you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past
    • to make atonement for his sins
    • Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement
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