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redemption

See also: rédemption

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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redemption (countable and uncountable, plural redemptions)

  1. The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
  2. The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
  3. Salvation from sin.
    • 2011, Drama of Redemption, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9:
      Before creating the world, God knew both the need for and the means of the redemption He would provide through Jesus Christ.
  4. Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

Derived terms

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Translations

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the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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redemption

  1. Alternative form of redempcioun

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin redemptio. Doublet of raençon.

Noun

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redemption oblique singular, f (oblique plural redemptions, nominative singular redemption, nominative plural redemptions)

  1. redemption; salvation from sin

Descendants

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