make atonement

meɪk əˈtoʊnmənt

made atonement

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of make atonement - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

compensationperform an act to compensate for a wrongdoing

He tried to make atonement for his mistakes.

compensate

make amends

ritual

TECH.

conduct a ritual to seek forgiveness

TECH.

They gathered to make atonement during the ceremony.

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with atonement

in atonement for

adv.

as a way to make up for something wrong

He volunteered in atonement for his past mistakes.

limited atonement

Calvinist doctrine about the scope of Christ's atonement

Limited atonement is a key point in Calvinism.

Examples of make atonement in a sentence

He donated to charity to make atonement for his actions.
The priest will make atonement for the community's sins.
She went to the temple to make atonement for her wrongdoings.

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French:faire amende honorable, faire pénitence, ...
German:Sühne leisten, Buße tun, ...
Italian:fare ammenda, fare espiazione, ...
Spanish:hacer expiación, realizar expiación, ...
Portuguese:fazer uma expiação, fazer expiação, ...
Chinese:赎罪, 进行赎罪, ...
Japanese:償う, 贖罪を行う, ...
Arabic:كَفَّرَ, قَدَّمَ كَفَّارَةً, ...
Hebrew:לְכַפֵּר עַל, לְכַפֵּר, ...
Russian:искупить вину, совершить обряд искупления, ...
Ukrainian:загладити провину, здійснити покуту, ...
Hindi:मुआवजा करना, अनुष्ठान करना, ...
Bengali:ক্ষতিপূরণ করা, আচার অনুষ্ঠান করা, ...
Catalan:compensar, fer penitència, ...
Czech:odčinit, konat pokání, ...
Danish:gøre bod, søge forsoning, ...
Dutch:boete doen, verzoening doen, ...
Greek:επανορθώνω, ζητώ συγχώρεση, ...
Hungarian:jóvátenni, engesztelést végezni, ...
Khmer:សងបាប, ធ្វើពិធីសុំការអភ័យទោស, ...
Korean:속죄하다, 참회하다, ...
Persian:جبران کرد, طلب بخشش کرد, ...
Polish:zadośćuczynić, dokonać przebłagania, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer reparação, fazer expiação, ...
Romanian:a ispăși, a face ispășire, ...
Swedish:göra bot, be om förlåtelse, ...
Thai:ชดเชยความผิด, ทำพิธีขอการให้อภัย, ...
Turkish:günah çıkarmak, bağışlanma dilemek, ...
Vietnamese:chuộc lỗi, thực hiện nghi lễ chuộc tội, ...

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