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Redemptorist definition

Re·demp·tor·ist (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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