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Definition of Redemption
1. Noun. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil.
Exact synonyms: Salvation
Generic synonyms: Deliverance, Delivery, Rescue, Saving
Specialized synonyms: Absolution, Remission, Remission Of Sin, Remittal, Conversion, Rebirth, Spiritual Rebirth, Atonement, Expiation, Propitiation
Category relationships: Divinity, Theology
Derivative terms: Redeem, Redemptional
Generic synonyms: Deliverance, Delivery, Rescue, Saving
Specialized synonyms: Absolution, Remission, Remission Of Sin, Remittal, Conversion, Rebirth, Spiritual Rebirth, Atonement, Expiation, Propitiation
Category relationships: Divinity, Theology
Derivative terms: Redeem, Redemptional
2. Noun. Repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock).
Category relationships: Corp, Corporation
Generic synonyms: Quittance, Repayment
Derivative terms: Redeem
Generic synonyms: Quittance, Repayment
Derivative terms: Redeem
3. Noun. The act of purchasing back something previously sold.
Exact synonyms: Buyback, Repurchase
Generic synonyms: Purchase
Derivative terms: Buy Back, Redeem, Repurchase
Generic synonyms: Purchase
Derivative terms: Buy Back, Redeem, Repurchase
Definition of Redemption
1. n. The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo.
Definition of Redemption
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