redemption[noun]Synonyms:- compensation, amends, atonement, reparation
- salvation, deliverance, emancipation, liberation, release, rescue
- repurchase, reclamation, recovery, repossession, retrieval
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧demp‧tion /rɪˈdempʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: rédemption, from Latin redemptio, from redimere; ⇒ redeem]
1. the state of being freed from the power of evil, believed by Christians to be made possible by Jesus Christ
2. the act of exchanging a piece of paper worth a particular amount of money for money, goods, or services
3. past/beyond redemption too bad to be saved, repaired, or improved
4. technical the exchange of
shares,
bonds etc for money
—redemptive /-tɪv/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲