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re·demp·tion
\rə̇dem(p)shən, rēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English redempcioun, from Middle French redemption, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin redemption-, redemptio redemption from sin, from Latin, act of buying back or redeeming, ransom, from redemptus (past participle of redimere to redeem) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at redeem
1.
a. : deliverance from the bondage of sin : spiritual salvation
< man's damnation and God's redemption — J.C.Brauer >
b. : expiation of guilt or wrong : exoneration, atonement
< disgrace … from which there could never be redemption — Thomas Wolfe >
2.
a. : emancipation or liberation through payment of a price : ransom
< modes of redemption and manumission — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
b. : pidyon haben
3.
a. : an act or instance of repairing or restoring : reclamation
< the redemption of chronically polluted areas — R.M.Paul >
b. : an act or instance of bettering : improvement
< the redemption of society through science — Mary Austin >
especially : reform
< the defective or recidivist, whose redemption is hopeless — B.N.Cardozo >
c. : release from a detrimental influence or circumstance
< the aim of life is redemption from the wheel of rebirth — F.B.Artz >
4.
a. : the removal of an obligation by payment
< redemption of a promissory note >
< redemption of the unused portion of a railroad ticket >
b. : the regaining of property by satisfaction of an obligation; specifically : the process of regaining absolute legal title by annulling a defeasible title
• re·demp·tion·al \-shənəl\ adjective |