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Redemptory

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Adjective

1. redemptional, redemptive, redemptory

of or relating to or resulting in redemption

Example Sentences:
'a redemptive theory about life'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Redemptory

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noun
1. 
the act or process of redeeming
2. 
the state of being redeemed
3. Christianity
a. 
deliverance from sin through the incarnation, sufferings, and death of Christ
b. 
atonement for guilt
4. 
conversion of paper money into bullion or specie
5. 
a. 
removal of a financial obligation by paying off a note, bond, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
redemption date

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Redemptory

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noun
1. 
a redeeming or being redeemed (in various senses)
2. 
something that redeems

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Redemptory

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n.
1. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.
2. Recovery of something pawned or mortgaged.
3. The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
4. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.
5. Christianity Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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