Atonement and Punishment

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".

Nearby Words: atone, atoned, atoning

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".

How words are described

full full atonement full punishment
harsh harsh atonement harsh punishment
heavy heavy atonement heavy punishment

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
  • Artifact of Doom The Rune of Punishment governs atonement and forgiveness, so this act shifts it into the "forgiveness" phase.
  • Forgiveness 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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