redemption

See also: rédemption

English

Etymology

Old French, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪdɛmpʃən/
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Noun

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.
  4. Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • redempcion
  • redempciun (Anglo-Norman)
  • redemptiun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin redemptio.

Noun

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

  1. redemption; salvation from sin

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