Entsühnung — meaning in English

English meaning

• atonement noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
• expiation noun Something done to make up for a sin or wrongdoing.

Senses

Entsühnung is used for these senses in English:

• atonement (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
• expiation An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

atonement — full definition

1. noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
2. noun (religion) The reconciliation between God and humanity, especially through the death of Jesus Christ.

expiation — full definition

1. noun Something done to make up for a sin or wrongdoing.
2. noun The act of making amends, or of stripping something away.

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