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redemptory
re·demp·tion R0098600 (rĭ-dĕmp′shən)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·demp′tion·al, re·demp′tive, re·demp′to·ry (-tə-rē) adj.re•demp•to•ry (rɪˈdɛmp tə ri)
adj. serving to redeem. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | redemptory - of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brownredemptional, redemptive |
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