redemption
English
/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
noun
Definitions
- The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
- The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
- Salvation from sin.
- Rescue upon payment of a ransom.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English redempcioun derived from Old French redemption derived from Latin redemptio.
Origin
Latin
redemptio
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coredemption English
- fatigue English
- redemption fatigue English
- redemptional English
- redemptionary English
- redemptioner English
- redemptionism English
- redemptionist English
- redemptionista English
- redemptio Latin
- redimō Latin
- redempcioun Middle English
- raençon Old French
- redemption Old French