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limited atonement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology

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Antonyms: general atonement, unlimited atonement

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30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: expiación llindada — Calvinist doctrine
  • Bulgarian: ограничено изкупление (ograničeno izkuplenie) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 限定的代贖 /限定的代赎 (xiàndìng de dàishú) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Danish: partikulær soning — Calvinist doctrine
  • Estonian: partikulaarne lunastus — Calvinist doctrine
  • Finnish: rajoitettu sovitus — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: expiation limitée — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: expiation particulière — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: rédemption particulière — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: begrenzte Versöhnung — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: begrenzte Sühne — Calvinist doctrine
  • Icelandic: sérstök frelsun — Calvinist doctrine
  • Indonesian: penebusan terbatas — Calvinist doctrine
  • Interlingua: propitiation limitate — Calvinist doctrine
  • Italian: redenzione limitata — Calvinist doctrine
  • Japanese: 限定的贖罪 (genteiteki shokuzai) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Korean: 제한 속죄 (jehan sokjoe) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Malay: penebusan terhad — Calvinist doctrine
  • Norwegian: begrenset soning — Calvinist doctrine
  • Occitan: redempcion particulara — Calvinist doctrine
  • Occitan: redempcion limitada — Calvinist doctrine
  • Portuguese: expiação limitada — Calvinist doctrine
  • Portuguese: expiação particular — Calvinist doctrine
  • Scottish Gaelic: so-réite sònraichte — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: expiación limitada — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: expiación definitiva — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: redención particular — Calvinist doctrine
  • Urdu: محدود کفارہ — Calvinist doctrine
  • Urdu: مخصوص کفارہ — Calvinist doctrine
  • Welsh: iawn cyfyngedig — Calvinist doctrine