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
Father Reid was ordained as a priest of the Redemptorist Order of the Catholic Church in 1957.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2014
Alphie falls asleep and soon the rest of us drift off till the Angelus booms out of the Redemptorist church and we know we’re in trouble with Aunt Aggie for being late.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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