Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or making substitution; substitutional.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
substitution ;replacement .
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Examples
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He was crucified, not for our sins (a wacky doctrine called substitutionary atonement made up many years after his death, and then seized on by the Church for reasons of, you guessed it: power).
W. Hunter Roberts: Speaking Truth To Power: Where Are The Brave Leaders? 2009
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The emphasis, for many young Christians, is on what is called substitutionary atonement, i.e.,
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement.
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