Redemptorist

[ ri-demp-ter-ist ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.

Redemptorist

/ rɪˈdɛmptərɪst /

noun

1. RC Church a member of a religious congregation founded in 1732 to do missionary work among the poor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Redemptorist¹

1825–35; < French rédemptoriste < Late Latin redēmptor ( Latin redēm-, variant stem of redimere to redeem + -tor -tor; emptor ) + French -iste -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of Redemptorist¹

C19: from French redemptoriste , from Old French or Latin redemptor , from Latin redimere , see redeem

Example Sentences

He was professed as a Redemptorist in 1950, and ordained a priest seven years later.

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My primary education was obtained, up until the seventh grade, at Redemptorist Grammar School.

From Project Gutenberg

We were then students at the preparatory college of the Redemptorist order.

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A silver plate on the brick house next door says Redemptorist Fathers.

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Having soon after joined the Redemptorist congregation, Father Dechamps made his novitiate in 1835.

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Thereupon Richard confirmed the promise he had made of contributing five hundred ducats to the funds of the Redemptorist fathers.

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