redemption


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
redemption/rɪˈdempʃn/
noun
  • 1 the action of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
  • 2 a thing that saves someone from error or evil.
– derivatives
redemptive adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. redemptio(n-), from redimere (see redeem).
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