#98 atonement

atonement- satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong; the reconciliation of man with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ

-C16 from Middle English phrase at onement- in harmony

My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston. ~ Lionel Blue

You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement. ~ Mike Piazza

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