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atonement

noun

«atonement» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

In these texts, a gift or offering to God that makes up for a sin. tree →

Then and now

Today it means making up for a wrong you have done to someone. The old sense is a religious offering for sin.

Examples

one he-goat, to make atonement for you. (Torah NUM.28.30, JPS 1917) tree →
and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you. (Torah NUM.28.22, JPS 1917) tree →
and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you; (Torah NUM.29.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: making amends; making up for a wrong.

On Mova

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