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

Example Sentences

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Last August, when he was finally acquitted, he found sanctuary with a missionary in the Redemptorist order of the Catholic church named Jun Santiago, known to most as Brother Jun.

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

Brightly coloured Kate Spade handbags could be glimpsed as mourners gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Redemptorist Church in Kansas City on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2018

Services for Spade are planned for 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2018

There is Benediction and hymn singing in English, Irish and Latin and best of all the big powerful sermon Redemptorist priests are famous for.

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

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