Atonement
Atonement noun - The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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Synonyms for Atonement
Justification and atonement are semantically related In some cases you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Atonement".
Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
Usage example: offered a weak justification for why he was so late
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Synonyms for Justification
Atonement and justification are semantically related in reparation topic. Sometimes you can use "Atonement" instead a noun "Justification".
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Related pairs
- sanctification and atonement
- sanctification and justification
- acknowledgment and atonement
- acknowledgment and justification
- excuse and atonement
- excuse and justification
- plea and atonement
- plea and justification
- admission and atonement
- admission and justification
- confession and atonement
- confession and justification
- defense and atonement
- defense and justification
How words are described
| full | full atonement | full justification |
| sufficient | sufficient atonement | sufficient justification |
| explicit | explicit atonement | explicit justification |
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