What is "day of atonement"

Yom Kippur \Yom` Kip*pur"\ (y[=o]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r", y[aum]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r"), [Heb. y[=o]m kipp[=u]r, day of atonement.] (Jewish Antiq.) the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called Day of Atonement.

Atonement \A*tone"ment\, n.

1. (Literally, a setting at one.) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord. [Archaic]

   By whom we have now received the atonement.
   --Rom. v. 11.

   He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
   --Shak.

2. Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.

   When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement be can make for it is, to warn others.
   --Spectator.

   The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
   --Potter.

   Day of Atonement (Jewish Antiq.), the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called Yom Kippur.

Day of Atonement may refer to:

The Day of Atonement, October 16, was established during the Million Man March in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1995 by the Nation of Islam.

Day of Atonement'' (original French title:Le Grand Pardon II'') is a 1992 127-minute longer sequel to film Le Grand pardon, film directed by Alexandre Arcady starring Roger Hanin, Richard Berry, Gérard Darmon and Jill Clayburgh. The film also features famous American film stars Christopher Walken and Jennifer Beals. Filming locations include: Miami, Florida, United States and France.