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Example sentences for: atoning

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However, the Eucharist is a memorial (Greek anamnesis) in which "the atoning work of Christ on the cross is proclaimed and made effective in the life of the church."
But when I read a scientific paper titled "Equidistant Letter Sequences in the Book of Genesis," I confess I felt a strong urge to grow side-locks and a long beard and start atoning for my years of doubt.