All 7 Uses of
atone
in
Anna Karenina
- One thing: forgive...Remember, cannot nine years of my life atone for an instant....†
Part 1 *atone = fix or make up (for a wrong)
- Either because his nature was sympathetic to Levin, or because Levin was trying to atone for his sins of the previous evening by seeing nothing but what was good in him, anyway he liked his society.†
Part 6
- Only, to atone for my sins, I'm bound to sit on the box.†
Part 6
- No, I must atone for my sins, and I'm very comfortable on the box.†
Part 6
- There is no sin for believers, their sin has been atoned for.†
Part 7atoned = of a wrong: fixed or made up for
- But this atones for a great deal.†
Part 8atones = of a wrong: fixes or makes up for
- The atonement?†
Part 8atonement = the process of fixing or making up for a wrong
Definitions:
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(1)
(atone) to fix or make up for a wrong -- especially a sin (even if nothing can be done to make up for the wrong other than to show regret)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Archaically, atone could also mean to agree, to appease, or to reconcile.