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[ ri-demp -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈdɛmp ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
deliverance; rescue.
Theology . deliverance from sin; salvation.
atonement for guilt.
repurchase, as of something sold.
paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.
recovery by payment, as of something pledged.
conversion of paper money into specie.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of redemption 1300–50; Middle English redempcioun (<Middle French redemption ) <Late Latin redēmptiōn- (stem of redēmptiō ), equivalent to Latin redēmpt (us ) (past participle of redimere to redeem) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM redemption re·demp·tion·al, adjective re·demp·tion·less, adjective non·re·demp·tion, noun post·re·demp·tion, noun
pre·re·demp·tion, noun
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Words nearby redemption redeeming feature, redefine, redeliver, redemand, red emperor, redemption , redemption center, redemptioner, redemption yield, redemptive, Redemptorist
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Example sentences from the Web for redemption It was about the hope and longing for redemption and reconciliation that lies somewhere within each of us.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope | Gene Robinson| December 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Excerpted from Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Throughout her life, she faced public ridicule, legal persecution and, eventually, redemption through a PhD in clinical sexology.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix | Justin Jones| November 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Giving prisoners a chance at redemption is a good idea; but we were too careless, and innocent people suffered because it it.
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her | Jeff Greenfield| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
They were flawed and beautiful men in circuitous search of redemption , and Newman wore the characters effortlessly.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond| October 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Should redemption take place at par, and at once, the credit of the United States could not fail to be strengthened.
The New Nation | Frederic L. Paxson
Coyle Pardon me, the legal estate you have your equity of redemption .
Our American Cousin | Tom Taylor
The redemption of the city depended upon taking its control away from Schmitz.
'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution | Franklin Hichborn
And even the glorious truths of redemption are not in themselves efficacious.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel | W. G. Blaikie
I confidently look to them for important coperation in this great work of redemption .
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20) | Charles Sumner
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British Dictionary definitions for redemption noun the act or process of redeeming
the state of being redeemed
Christianity deliverance from sin through the incarnation, sufferings, and death of Christ atonement for guilt conversion of paper money into bullion or specie
removal of a financial obligation by paying off a note, bond, etc (as modifier ) redemption date
Derived forms of redemption redemptional , redemptive or redemptory , adjective redemptively , adverb Word Origin for redemption C14: via Old French from Latin redemptiō a buying back; see redeem
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Words related to redemption atonement, restitution, reparation, reclamation, retrieval