Redemptorist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Redemptorist
1825–35; < French rédemptoriste < Late Latin redēmptor ( Latin redēm-, variant stem of redimere to redeem + -tor -tor; cf. emptor) + French -iste -ist
Example Sentences
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We drove back into the valley to a Redemptorist retreat house on the outskirts of town where, the next day, Jun would give a presentation to Catholic leaders on the atrocities he had witnessed.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2019
He soon moved to England and spent about two decades mostly working in sales for Redemptorist Publications, a publisher of Christian books, before returning to the Washington area.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2018
Brightly coloured Kate Spade handbags could be glimpsed as mourners gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Redemptorist Church in Kansas City on Thursday afternoon.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2018
Services for Spade are planned for 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2018
Mam puts the head in the pot, just covered with water, and while the pig is boiling away Dad takes Malachy and me to Mass at the Redemptorist church.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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