substitutionary atonement

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substitutionary atonement (usually uncountable, plural substitutionary atonements)

  1. (Christianity, theology) A central concept which asserts that Jesus died for humanity, and which regards Jesus as dying as a substitute for others.
    Synonym: vicarious atonement
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