Atonement
Atonement noun - The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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Synonyms for Atonement
Punishment and atonement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punishment" instead a noun "Atonement".
Punishment
Punishment noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Atonement and punishment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atonement" instead a noun "Punishment".
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Related pairs
- satisfaction and atonement
- satisfaction and punishment
- reward and atonement
- reward and punishment
- payment and atonement
- payment and punishment
- compensation and atonement
- compensation and punishment
- redress and atonement
- redress and punishment
- justice and atonement
- justice and punishment
- reckoning and atonement
- reckoning and punishment
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- It's my atonement, you see it's my punishment for lettin' John Coffey ride the lightning.
Source: Karmic Nod -
The Rune of Punishment governs atonement and forgiveness, so this act shifts it into the "forgiveness" phase.
Source: Artifact of Doom -
This is crucial to the plot in Suikoden IV, since the True Rune of Punishment that attaches itself to the main character Lazlo's hand governs atonement and forgiveness.
Source: Forgiveness
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