Revenge vs. Atonement — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Revenge and Atonement
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Revenge
Revenge is defined as the act of committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does...
Atonement
Atonement (also atoning, to atone) is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do good for others, or some other expression of feelings of remorse. From the Middle English attone or atoon ("agreed", literally "at one"), now meaning to be "at one", in harmony, with someone.
Revenge
To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
Atonement
Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
Revenge
(Archaic) To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.
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Atonement
(Judaism) An individual's reconciliation with God by means of repentance and confession of one's transgressions.
Revenge
The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation
Took revenge on her tormentors.
Atonement
Atonement(Christianity) The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.
Revenge
A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness
He did it out of revenge.
Atonement
(Obsolete) Reconciliation; concord.
Revenge
An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat
After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.
Atonement
Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
Revenge
Something done in retaliation, especially a defeat of a rival who has been victorious.
Atonement
The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
Revenge
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
Atonement
(archaic) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
Revenge
A win by a previous loser.
Atonement
Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.
By whom we have now received the atonement.
He desires to make atonementBetwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
Revenge
(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.
Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.
Atonement
Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; - with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement be can make for it is, to warn others.
The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
Revenge
To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
Atonement
Compensation for a wrong;
We were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
Revenge
To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
Atonement
The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Revenge
To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; - followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.
To revenge the death of our fathers.
The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.
Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come,Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.
Revenge
To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.
Revenge
To take vengeance; - with
Revenge
The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil.
Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.
Revenge
The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.
Revenge now goesTo lay a complot to betray thy foes.
The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel.
Revenge
Action taken in return for an injury or offense
Revenge
Take revenge for a perceived wrong;
He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
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