Redemptory

re·demp·tion  (r-dmpshn)

n.

1. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.

2. Recovery of something pawned or mortgaged.

3. The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.

4. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.

5. Christianity Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice.

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[Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redmpti, redmptin-, from redmptus, past participle of redimere, to redeem; see redeem.]

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re·demption·al, re·demptive, re·dempto·ry (-t-r) adj.

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Adj.

1.

redemptory - of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown redemptional, redemptive