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Redemptorist

(ri demp′tər ist)

noun

a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Roman Catholic congregation of men doing missionary work, esp. among the poor

Origin: Fr rédemptoriste < LL(Ec) redemptor, redeemer < L, a contractor, one who releases a debtor by paying his creditor < redemptus: see redemption

See Redemptorist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Roman Catholic order founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787).

Origin:

Origin: French rédemptoriste

Origin: , from Late Latin redēmptor, redeemer

Origin: , from Latin, contractor

Origin: , from redēmptor

Origin: , past participle of redimere, to buy back; see redeem

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