单词 | redemption |
释义 | re·demp·tion (rĭ-dĕmpshən) n. 1. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed. 2. Recovery of something pawned or mortgaged. 3. The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds. 4. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue. 5. Christianity Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice. [Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redēmptiō, redēmptiōn-, from redēmptus, past participle of redimere, to redeem; see REDEEM.] re·demption·al, re·demptive, re·dempto·ry (-tə-rē) adj. |
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