atone
verb (used without object)
to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed byfor ).
atoner
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a word derived from
atone.
Example Sentences
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And thus sympathy, or love, which is sympathy in its highest power, is the great atoner, within as well as without.
From Christian Mysticism by William Ralph Inge
Mohammed is only a teacher, not an atoner.
From Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life by E. E. Byrum
