- the act or process of redeeming
- the state of being redeemed
- deliverance from sin through the incarnation, sufferings, and death of Christ
- atonement for guilt
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re•demp•tive
(ri demp′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
re•demp′tive•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- serving to redeem.
- of, pertaining to, or centering on redemption or salvation:redemptive religions.
- redempt(ion) + -ive 1640–50
re•demp•tion /rɪˈdɛmpʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act or process or an instance of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed.
re•demp•tion
(ri demp′shən),USA pronunciation n.
re•demp′tion•al, adj.
re•demp′tion•less, adj.
- 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•less, adj.
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redemption /rɪˈdɛmpʃən/ n
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