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penal substitution

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
pe-nal -sub-sti-tu-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory of atonement which holds that Jesus died on the Cross in place of human sinners.

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What does penal substitution mean?
The theory of atonement which holds that Jesus died on the Cross in place of human sinners.

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