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".
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".
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Related pairs
- compensation and atonement
- compensation and repentance
- attrition and atonement
- attrition and repentance
- justification and atonement
- justification and repentance
- plea and atonement
- plea and repentance
- confession and atonement
- confession and repentance
- penalty and atonement
- penalty and repentance
- punishment and atonement
- punishment and repentance
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Then again, they're already dead, and therefore presumably beyond any chance of repentance or atonement.
Source: Film / EC Comics - 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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