Definitions for redemptionrɪˈdɛmp ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•demp•tionrɪˈdɛmp ʃən(n.)
an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
deliverance; rescue.
deliverance from sin.
Category: Religion
atonement for guilt.
repurchase, as of something sold.
paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.
recovery by payment, as of something pledged.
conversion of paper money into specie.
Origin of redemption:
1300–50; ME redempcioun (< MF redemption) < L redēmptiō, der. (with -tiō -tion ) of redimere to redeem
Princeton's WordNet
redemption, salvation(noun)
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
redemption(noun)
repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
redemption, repurchase, buyback(noun)
the act of purchasing back something previously sold
Wiktionary
redemption(Noun)
the act of redeeming or something redeemed
redemption(Noun)
the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
redemption(Noun)
salvation from sin
redemption(Noun)
rescue upon payment of a ransom
Translations for redemption
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verlossingAfrikaans
- افْتِداءArabic
- изкуплениеBulgarian
- redençãoPortuguese (BR)
- spásaCzech
- die ErlösungGerman
- frelseDanish
- σωτηρίαGreek
- redenciónSpanish
- lunastusEstonian
- زستگاری؛ نجاتFarsi
- pelastusFinnish
- rédemptionFrench
- גְאוּלָהHebrew
- ईसा के माध्यम से मानव को मुक्तिHindi
- spasenjeCroatian
- megváltás (kárhozattól)Hungarian
- penebusanIndonesian
- frelsun, endurlausnIcelandic
- redenzioneItalian
- 救いJapanese
- 구원Korean
- išganymasLithuanian
- izpirkšana; pestīšanaLatvian
- penyucian dosaMalay
- verlossingDutch
- frelseNorwegian
- zbawieniePolish
- زستگاری؛ نجاتPersian
- شفاعتPashto
- redençãoPortuguese
- mântuireRomanian
- искуплениеRussian
- spásaSlovak
- odrešenjeSlovenian
- iskupljenjeSerbian
- frälsningSwedish
- การไถ่ถอนThai
- kurtarmaTurkish
- 耶穌救贖Chinese (Trad.)
- визволення; рятунокUkrainian
- کفارہUrdu
- sự chuộc lại; sự cứu thếVietnamese
- 救赎，赎罪赎身Chinese (Simp.)
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