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Attainment vs Atonement - What's the difference?

attainment | atonement |

As nouns the difference between attainment and atonement

is that attainment is the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.

attainment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
  • That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.
  • References

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    atonement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.
  • The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
  • Derived terms

    * blood atonement * limited atonement * vicarious atonement

    See also

    * penance, expiation * Yom Kippur (Jewish holiday) * adunatio * (pedia) English words prefixed with at-