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redemption
/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
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What does redemption mean?
noun
- The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
- The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
- The conversion (of a security) into cash.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Salvation from sin.
- Rescue upon payment of a ransom.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/
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We will fortunately be able to apply to the redemption of the public debt any small and unforeseen excess of revenue.
A woman’s touch redeems and softens, and they needed such redemption and softening instead of each day growing harsh and harsher.
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To redeem what is past, and to transform every “It was” into “Thus would I have it!”—that only do I call redemption!
If redemption--Roderick seemed to reason--was to arrive with his mother and his affianced bride, these last moments of error should be doubly erratic.
One obstacle alone stood between man and his redemption, the vile body, "this muddy vesture of decay," that so grossly wrapped his soul.