redemption

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/

Definition of redemption

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The conversion (of a security) into cash.
    “When money comes in, stablecoin operators can exercise how and when to buy reserves. When they face redemptions, they have to act faster.”
  4. (countable, uncountable)Salvation from sin.
    “Before creating the world, God knew both the need for and the means of the redemption He would provide through Jesus Christ.”
  5. (countable, uncountable)Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

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Etymology

From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.

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