redemption
deliverance; rescue.
Theology. deliverance from sin; salvation.
atonement for guilt.
repurchase, as of something sold.
paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.
recovery by payment, as of something pledged.
conversion of paper money into specie.
Origin of redemption
1Other words from redemption
- re·demp·tion·al, adjective
- re·demp·tion·less, adjective
- non·re·demp·tion, noun
- post·re·demp·tion, noun
- pre·re·demp·tion, noun
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How to use redemption in a sentence
Like him, Buckley said, extremists are worthy of redemption and capable of change.
After Capitol riots, desperate families turn to groups that ‘deprogram’ extremists | Paulina Villegas, Hannah Knowles | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostSome victims scramble together the money, Smith said, by buying gift cards and sending their tormentors the redemption codes that can be turned into cash.
With children stuck at home during coronavirus shutdowns, online sexual predators can swoop in | Dan Morse | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn Jones’s telling, sin and redemption are both personal and communal.
‘How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House,’ by Cherie Jones, is a stunning debut | Hamilton Cain | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostYou apologize, keep your head low, maybe resign to spend more time with your family and come back with a book deal, cable news contract or pet cause that offers redemption or credibility.
Why Republicans Can’t Win on QAnon-Supporting Marjorie Taylor Greene | Philip Elliott | January 28, 2021 | TimeFailing to convert the most efficient shot in basketball was Toronto’s failing to start the season, and it has become their redemption since.
The Toronto Raptors Can’t Seem To Finish Their Drives | Louis Zatzman | January 27, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
Even if Loertscher eventually achieves legal redemption, she says the damage has already been done.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences | Emily Shire | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was about the hope and longing for redemption and reconciliation that lies somewhere within each of us.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope | Gene Robinson | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExcerpted from Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThroughout her life, she faced public ridicule, legal persecution and, eventually, redemption through a PhD in clinical sexology.
Giving prisoners a chance at redemption is a good idea; but we were too careless, and innocent people suffered because it it.
At the same time no gold is paid out in redemption of notes, nor is it allowed to be exported.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsHence, at the end of the war, the provision for redemption of Bank of England notes will work automatically.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsUnder the figure of the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, the church is invited to rejoice for her redemption from sin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIt would be impossible, as well as impious, for men to imitate the making of the Covenant of redemption, or of that of Works.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamCome to our aid then; the morning of our redemption from degradation, adorns the horizon.
British Dictionary definitions for redemption
/ (rɪˈdɛmpʃən) /
the act or process of redeeming
the state of being redeemed
Christianity
deliverance from sin through the incarnation, sufferings, and death of Christ
atonement for guilt
conversion of paper money into bullion or specie
removal of a financial obligation by paying off a note, bond, etc
(as modifier): redemption date
Origin of redemption
1Derived forms of redemption
- redemptional, redemptive or redemptory, adjective
- redemptively, adverb
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