atonement

noun3

1. •
   Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.

   • When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others. — 1711
2. •
   The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
3. •
   (no longer used) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.

   • by whom we have now received the atonement — 1611