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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While still a boy, he left home to join Roman Catholic Redemptorist seminaries in Oakland, Calif., and in Oconomowoc, Wis.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
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
Services for Spade are planned for 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
One of the most famous is the Baclaran, or the Redemptorist Church, which runs several safe houses.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2017
I push the pram over to Henry Street and up by the Redemptorist church.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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