Redemption vs. Atonement

Redemptionnoun

The act of redeeming or something redeemed.

Redemptionnoun

The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.

Redemptionnoun

Salvation from sin.

Redemptionnoun

Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

Redemptionnoun

(Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

Redemptionnoun

repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

Redemptionnoun

the act of purchasing back something previously sold

Atonementnoun

Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.

Atonementnoun

The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

Atonementnoun

(archaic) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.

Atonementnoun

Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.

Atonementnoun

Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; - with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.

Atonementnoun

compensation for a wrong;

Atonementnoun

the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

Atonement

Atonement (also atoning, to atone) is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do good for others, or some other expression of feelings of remorse. From the Middle English attone or atoon (, literally ), now meaning to be , in harmony, with someone.