atonement
n
1 satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong
2 often cap (Christian theol)
a the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ
b the sufferings and death of Christ
3 (Christian Science) the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in man
4 Obsolete reconciliation or agreement (C16: from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony)
Day of Atonement
n another name for →
Yom Kippur