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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•demp•tion /rɪˈdɛmpʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act or process or an instance of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•demp•tion (ri demp′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
- deliverance;
rescue. - Religion[Theol.]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.
- Late Latin redēmptiōn- (stem of redēmptiō), equivalent. to Latin redēmpt(us) (past participle of redimere to redeem) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French redemption)
- Middle English redempcioun (1300–50
re•demp′tion•al, adj. re•demp′tion•less, adj. |