redemption

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  2. noun repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
  3. noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold

Etymology

From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.

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Synonyms

salvation

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