atonement vs damages

atonement and damages both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atonement	Yes	No	No	No
damages	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, damages is a hypernym of atonement; that is, damages is a word with a broader meaning than atonement:

Other hypernyms of atonement include amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.

atonement (noun)	damages (noun)
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
compensation for a wrong