redemptory
AmericanEtymology
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 Project Gutenberg
"Well, sir, and has not your glance fallen upon the announcement of the ball,—the grand ball to be given at the-Rotundo for the orphan asylum called the 'Rogues Redemptory,' at Rathmines, at the head of whose patronesses stands my Lady's name?"
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