- redemptory
- adjective Date: 1602 serving to redeem
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Redemptory — Re*demp to*ry ( t?*r?), a. Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. Hector s redemptory price. Chapman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
redemptory — /ri demp teuh ree/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to redemption; redemptive. 2. redeeming; saving: a redemptory act. [1590 1600; REDEMPT(ION) + ORY1] * * * … Universalium
redemptory — adj. settling a debt through payment; regaining through payment; converting an item into its cash value; delivering from sin or evil; fulfilling, carrying out; making amends … English contemporary dictionary
redemptory — re·demp·to·ry … English syllables
redemptory — re•demp•to•ry [[t]rɪˈdɛmp tə ri[/t]] adj. serving to redeem • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
redemptory — /rəˈdɛmptəri/ (say ruh demptuhree) adjective 1. of or relating to redemption. 2. → redemptive …
redemptory — adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption a redemptive theory about life E.K.Brown • Syn: ↑redemptive, ↑redemptional • Pertains to noun: ↑redemption, ↑redemption (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
redemptional — adjective of or relating to or resulting in redemption a redemptive theory about life E.K.Brown • Syn: ↑redemptive, ↑redemptory • Pertains to noun: ↑redemption (for: ↑redemptory), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
redemptive — adjective 1. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin saving faith redemptive (or redeeming) love • Syn: ↑redeeming, ↑saving • Similar to: ↑good • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… … Catholic encyclopedia
