English Dictionary

blood atonement

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不可算名詞

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.

日本語の意味

殺人があまりにも凶悪な行為である場合、イエス・キリストの贖罪が効かず、犯人の血を地面に流すことによって償いを行う必要があるとする、議論を呼ぶモルモン教の教義

Some early leaders of the Latter-day Saint movement invoked blood atonement in sermons, arguing that certain murders required the perpetrator’s blood to be shed as a sacrificial offering.

一部の初期の末日聖徒運動の指導者たちは、特定の殺人はイエス・キリストの贖いが及ばず、犯人の血を犠牲として地に流す必要があるとする「血の贖い」の教義を説教で持ち出した。

意味（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.