'''Atonement''' is from '''atone''', from an early English phrase '''''at one''''', in accord, (archaic '''''at oon'''''), short for '''''to set at one''''', to reconcile, to bring together. Atonement brings about [[reconciliation]] and a restoration of unity between two formerly opposing parties where there has been a profound breach or rupture in a relationship. See [[Enmity]]. | '''Atonement''' is from '''atone''', from an early English phrase '''''at one''''', in accord, (archaic '''''at oon'''''), short for '''''to set at one''''', to reconcile, to bring together. Atonement brings about [[reconciliation]] and a restoration of unity between two formerly opposing parties where there has been a profound breach or rupture in a relationship. See [[Enmity]]. |