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Sanctification vs Atonement - What's the difference?

sanctification | atonement |

As nouns the difference between sanctification and atonement

is that sanctification is the (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.

sanctification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
  • The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
  • (slang, obsolete) Blackmail.

    • 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-