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Redemptionist

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Re`demp´tion`ist
n.1.(R.C.Ch.) A monk of an order founded in 1197; - so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian.

Redemptionist
a Trinitarian.
See also: Monks and Nuns


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