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redemption

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/

The English word “redemption” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
  2. The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
  3. The conversion (of a security) into cash.
  4. Salvation from sin.
  5. Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

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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