Reconciliation vs Atonement - What's the difference?
reconciliation | atonement |
The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement.
(theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically,
:* A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.
(accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.
A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.
The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
As nouns the difference between reconciliation and atonement
is that reconciliation is the reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.reconciliation
English
(wikipedia reconciliation)Noun
(en noun)- He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.
