| redemption | | |
| n. (act) | 1. redemption, salvation | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil. |
| ~ deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery | recovery or preservation from loss or danger.; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" |
| ~ remission of sin, absolution, remittal, remission | the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance. |
| ~ spiritual rebirth, conversion, rebirth | a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life. |
| ~ atonement, expiation, propitiation | the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity). |
| ~ theology, divinity | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth. |
| n. (possession) | 2. redemption | repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock). |
| ~ corp, corporation | a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state. |
| ~ quittance, repayment | payment of a debt or obligation. |
| n. (act) | 3. buyback, redemption, repurchase | the act of purchasing back something previously sold. |
| ~ purchase | the acquisition of something for payment.; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" |
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