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limited atonement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
lim-it-ed a-tone-ment
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only on believers.

Uncountable

Usage

Antonyms

general atonement unlimited atonement

Questions

What does limited atonement mean?
A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only on believers.

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