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• past participle of redeem.
• past tense form of redeem.

redeemed

American  

[ri-deemd] / rɪˈdimd /

adjective

1. Theology. (in Christianity) having been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences.

   Then shall all the redeemed saints appear in glory.

2. having been paid, recovered, bought back, or exchanged for money or other goods.

   Payments for the redeemed stock totaled $77 million at the end of the fiscal year.

   Access codes purchased from other sellers carry a high risk of being either counterfeit or previously redeemed codes.

3. having been discharged or fulfilled.

   Read in this way, the book is the redeemed promise of a materialist critique of political economy.

4. having made amends for or overcome some wrongdoing or fault.

   In the end, having saved his young half-brother's life, he died a redeemed man.

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noun

1. Theology. Usually the redeemed (in Christianity) those who have been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences.

   We understand that all of us, even the redeemed, have a capacity for great evil.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of redeem.

Other Word Forms

• unredeemed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of redeemed

redeem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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redeemed

The lesson of the scripture is that everyone can be redeemed, can change, no matter what mistakes they have made.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

Twenty-five years after “Legally Blonde” introduced Elle Woods to the world, she’s raised several generations of women and redeemed a terrible stereotype long cemented into American popular culture.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

Online retailers selling the physical edition have stated that, as with other digital game codes, the one being offered for GTA 6 is single-use and will become invalid after it is redeemed.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN, which tracks a single coffee futures contract at a time, was redeemed in 2023.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

It was too stark, not redeemed, not made real with the reality that was the warm blood of life.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright