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Salvation vs Attonement - What's the difference?

salvation | attonement |

As nouns the difference between salvation and attonement

is that salvation is (religion) the process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell) while attonement is .

salvation

English

Alternative forms

* salvatioun (obsolete)

Noun

  • (religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
    • In Islam, salvation is achieved by praying in the mosque to Allah and following the sunnah of Muhammad.
  • The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.

    • Antonyms

    * (in religion) damnation

    Related terms

    * salvage

    attonement

    English

    Noun

    (head)