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The term "atone" has religious connotations, although it is not necessarily a religious term. "Atonement" is a derivative term with strongly religious connotations. If you are unfamiliar with the Judeo-Christian concept of atonement to which Nietzsche aludes, read more about it in the Encyclopædia Brittanica Online.
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