Redemptorist

American

[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.

Redemptorist British

/ rɪˈdɛmptərɪst /

noun

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

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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

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Redemptorist

As a brother of the Redemptorist order, Jun is not technically clergy.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2019

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

Irish police officers walked behind his coffin as it was carried into St Joseph's Redemptorist Church, Dundalk.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2013

He says I’m going to confession and drags me over to the Redemptorist church because it’s Saturday and confessions go on all day.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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