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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We drove back into the valley to a Redemptorist retreat house on the outskirts of town where, the next day, Jun would give a presentation to Catholic leaders on the atrocities he had witnessed.
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
Archbishop Tobin, who is 64, a native of Detroit and the oldest of 13 children, is a former superior general of the Redemptorist religious order.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2016
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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