Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral PowersSection IV. Moral Affections
3. Moral Conditions
952. Atonement.
AMENDS, apology, amende honorable [F.], satisfaction; peace -, sin -, burnt- offering; scapegoat, sacrifice.
PENANCE, fasting, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, white sheet, shrift, flagellation, lustration; purgation, purgatory.
set one’s house in order, wipe off old scores, make matters up; pay the forfeit, pay the penalty.
APOLOGIZE, express regret, beg pardon, faire l’amende honorable [F.], give satisfaction; get -, fall- down on one’s knees, – marrowbones [slang or jocular].