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Attrition vs Atonement - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between attrition and atonement

is that attrition is wearing or grinding down by friction while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.

attrition

English

Noun

  • wearing or grinding down by friction
  • the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
  • (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death
  • (sciences) The loss of participants during an experiment
  • (theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse
  • (dentistry) The wearing of teeth due to their grinding

    • Synonyms

    * (employment reduction by natural causes) natural wastage

    Antonyms

    * accretion

    Derived terms

    * attrit * attritional * attritionary * attritive * attrition damage

    Related terms

    * contrition

    Anagrams

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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-