Redemptorist

[ ri-demp-ter-ist ]

/ rɪˈdɛmp tər ɪst /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.

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

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Examples from the Web for redemptorist

He was professed as a Redemptorist in 1950, and ordained a priest seven years later.
Week in Death: The Peacemaker Priest|The Telegraph|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thereupon Richard confirmed the promise he had made of contributing five hundred ducats to the funds of the Redemptorist fathers.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
We were then students at the preparatory college of the Redemptorist order.
Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886|Various
Having soon after joined the Redemptorist congregation, Father Dechamps made his novitiate in 1835.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various

Finally, the Redemptorist father came to Spain with me, and fifty other ransomed Christians.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
My primary education was obtained, up until the seventh grade, at Redemptorist Grammar School.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for redemptorist

Redemptorist

/ (rɪˈdɛmptərɪst) /

noun

RC Church a member of a religious congregation founded in 1732 to do missionary work among the poor

Word Origin for Redemptorist

C19: from French redemptoriste, from Old French or Latin redemptor, from Latin redimere, see redeem

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