English Explanatory Dictionary

blood atonement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A controversial Mormon doctrine that taught that murder is so heinous that the atonement of Jesus Christ does not apply, and the perpetrator must instead have their blood shed upon the ground as a sacrificial offering.

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blood atonement
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