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LetterR
Letter namear
Pronounciation/ɑr/


Definition for redemption
Word:redemption
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Century:14th
DA Name:redemption
Era:C.E.
Origin:Original
Type:Official
Source Language:Latin

Source Language Words:

c.1340, "deliverance from sin," from L. redemptionem (nom. redemptio) "a buying back, releasing, ransoming," from redemptus, pp. of redimere "to redeem, buy back," from re- "back" + emere "to take, buy, gain, procure"
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