Redemption Definition

rĭ-dĕmpshən
noun
A redeeming or being redeemed (in various senses)
Webster's New World
Something that redeems.
Webster's New World
The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
American Heritage
Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.
American Heritage
Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Redemption

Noun

Singular:
redemption
Plural:
redemptions

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Redemption

  • the Redemption

Origin of Redemption

  • Middle English redempcioun from Old French redemption from Latin redēmptiō redēmptiōn- from redēmptus past participle of redimere to redeem redeem

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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