Atonement Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Names== Atonement and atoning both derive from the verb ''atone'', from the [[Middle English]] ''attone'' or ''atoon'' (meaning "agreed" or "at one").<ref>Niels-erik A. Andreasen, 'Atonement/Expiation in the Old Testament' in W. E. Mills (ed.), ''Mercer dictionary of the Bible'' (Mercer University Press, 1990)</ref> Expiation is likewise related to the verb ''expiate'', from [[Latin language|Latin]] ''expio'' meaning "to atone" or "to purge by sacrifice", from ''ex-'' ("out") and ''pio'' ("to purify", "to make pious"). Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page