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Webster 1913 Edition


redemption

re-demp′tion

(rē̍-dĕmp′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[F.
rédemption
, L.
redemptio
. See
redeem
, and cf.
ransom
.]
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
.
Specifically:
(a)
(Law)
The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and reentering upon an estate mortgaged. See
Equity of redemption
, under
Equity
.
(b)
(Com.)
Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder.
(c)
(Theol.)
The procuring of God’s favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
In whom we have
redemption
through his blood.
Eph. i. 7.

Webster 1828 Edition


Redemption

REDEMP'TION

,
Noun.
[L. redemptio. See Redeem.]
1.
Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo.
2.
Deliverance from bondage, distress, or from liability to any evil or forfeiture, either by money, labor or other means.
3.
Repurchase, as of lands alienated. Lev. 25. Jer. 32.
4.
The liberation of an estate from a mortgage; or the purchase of the right to re-enter upon it by paying the principal sum for which it was mortgaged with interest and cost; also, the right of redeeming and re-entering.
5.
Repurchase of notes, bills or other evidence of debt by paying their value in specie to their holders.
6.
In theology, the purchase of God's favor by the death and sufferings of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law by the atonement of Christ.
In whom we have redemption through his blood. Eph. 1.
Col. 1.

Definition 2024


redemption

redemption

See also: rédemption

English

Noun

redemption (countable and uncountable, plural redemptions)

  1. The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
  2. The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
  3. Salvation from sin.
  4. Rescue upon payment of a ransom.

Derived terms

Translations


Old French

Alternative forms

  • redempcion
  • redempciun (Anglo-Norman)
  • redemptiun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin redemptio.

Noun

redemption f (oblique plural redemptions, nominative singular redemption, nominative plural redemptions)

  1. redemption; salvation from sin

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