Atonement and Substitution

Atonement

Atonement noun - The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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Substitution and atonement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitution" instead a noun "Atonement".

Nearby Words: atone, atoned, atoning

Substitution

Substitution noun - The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help".
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Atonement and substitution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atonement" instead a noun "Substitution".

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