Atonement and Repentance

Atonement

Atonement noun - The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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Synonyms for Atonement

Repentance and atonement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repentance" instead a noun "Atonement".

Nearby Words: atone, atoned, atoning

Repentance

Repentance noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Repentance

Atonement and repentance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atonement" instead a noun "Repentance".

How words are described

true true atonement true repentance
genuine genuine atonement genuine repentance
personal personal atonement personal repentance

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / EC Comics Then again, they're already dead, and therefore presumably beyond any chance of repentance or atonement.
  • The devils, meanwhile, usually make arrangements for their "partner" to die as soon as their soul is marked for Hell, to avoid any chances of atonement or deathbed repentance.
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