atonement

C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine

US /əˈtoʊnmənt/ UK /əˈtəʊnmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury

He spent years in atonement for his earlier cruelty.

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Synonyms

1 noun · reparation or amends made... reparation amends expiation redemption propitiation compensation penance

Word family

Related forms atone one

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Phrases (1)

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vicarious atonement
atonement made by one person on behalf of another for a wrong

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one').

æt ān Old English

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Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives

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# atonement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈtoʊnmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈtəʊnmənt/

## Meanings
1. reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury

## Examples
- He spent years in atonement for his earlier cruelty.

## Synonyms
- reparation
- amends
- expiation
- redemption
- propitiation
- compensation
- penance

## Related Forms
- atone
- one

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: æt ān

## Etymology
From atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one').

## AI Etymology
Atonement is from atone + -ment; atone is a native formation from the phrase at one ('reconciled, in harmony'), from Old English æt ('at') + ān ('one'). Important recorded forms include æt ān (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers reparation or amends made for a wrong or injury. The wider family includes related words such as atone and one.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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