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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 famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

Open Standard said Open USD can be minted and redeemed at no cost.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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

Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

When we wanted money, we walked along the roadside picking up beer cans and bottles that we redeemed for two cents each.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls