redemption

noun

re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdem(p)-shən How to pronounce redemption (audio)
: the act, process, or an instance of redeeming

Examples of redemption in a Sentence

the redemption of his reputation a sinner's search for redemption
Recent Examples on the Web One eager for a chance at redemption on Sunday when the unbeaten Gamecocks face Clark and the Hawkeyes in the NCAA championship. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024 On Change the Game, Jinks trades hardscrabble ego and road-dog grit for vulnerability, accountability, and redemption. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024 Songs From the Hole fully and passionately makes the case for rehabilitation, redemption and the power of forgiveness, but the systemic critique is fuzzier. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 His moment of redemption is small and subtle in a film that is anything but. Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024 This region, which will finish at Crypto.com Arena, is a battle for redemption. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 While their male counterparts all experience different degrees of redemption, the women are there exclusively to serve those arcs. Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Jeff Goldberg/LaGuardia Airport LGA's road to redemption started when the new $5.1 billion Terminal B made its debut in June 2020. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2024 The series seems to echo Ted Lasso in its sports-world setting and the possibility of a redemption arc for its main character. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English redempcioun, from Anglo-French redempcion, from Latin redemption-, redemptio, from redimere to redeem

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redemption was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Redemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemption. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

redemption

noun
re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdem(p)-shən How to pronounce redemption (audio)
: the act or process or an instance of redeeming
redemptive
-ˈdem(p)-tiv
adjective

Legal Definition

redemption

noun
re·​demp·​tion ri-ˈdemp-shən How to pronounce redemption (audio)
: the act, process, or fact of redeeming see also equity of redemption, right of redemption
redemptive adjective
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