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redemptory

American

[ri-demp-tuh-ree] / rɪˈdɛmp tə ri /

adjective

of or relating to redemption; redemptive.
redeeming; saving.

a redemptory act.

Etymology

Origin of redemptory

First recorded in 1590–1600; redempt(ion) + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

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Smith did it, and lo! a miracle was wrought: in the nervous grasp of the joined hands a quickening thrill passed from man to man;, a thrill humanizing, redemptory, heart-mellowing.

From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis

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