Re·demp·tor·ist (r -d mp t r-st)n. A member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Roman Catholic order founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787). [French rédemptoriste, from Late Latin red  mptor, redeemer, from Latin, contractor, from redmptor, past participle of redimere, to buy back; see redeem.] |
Redemptorist [rɪˈdɛmptərɪst]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a member of a religious congregation founded in 1732 to do missionary work among the poor
[from French redemptoriste, from Old French or Latin redemptor, from Latin redimere, see redeem]
Redemptorist
a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Catholic order devoted to the education of the poor.
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