English Explanatory Dictionary

Redemptorist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

Word forms

Redemptorist Redemptorists

Etymology

From French Rédemptoriste, from Italian Redentorista, from redentore (“redeemer, savior”) (notably the Messiah, Christ; from Latin redēmptor, from redēmptus, perfect passive participle of redimō (“redeem, buy back”), itself from re- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”)) + -ista (“-ist”).

Synonyms

Liguorian

Related words

redeemable redeemer redemption redemptioner redemptor redemptory

Derived words

Redemptorist Church
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