redemption
something that saves someone from error
TRANSLATION
redemption = die Erlösung redemption (finance) = die Ablösung, die Tilgung --- GOOGLE INDEX redemption: approximately 80,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Tom Jones' new gospel and blues-inspired album sees him exploring issues of faith, sin and REDEMPTION.
(BBC News)
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French star Ribery seeks REDEMPTION from 2010 World Cup
(AFP News Service)
(BBC News)
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French star Ribery seeks REDEMPTION from 2010 World Cup
(AFP News Service)
Did you
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redemption
noun
- the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
- a thing that saves someone from error or evil
- the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt
(Oxford English Dictionary)
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The English word redemption stems from the Latin redemptionem (nominative redemptio), meaning to buy back or ransom. In the Old Testament of the Bible, redemption referred to the ransom of slaves.
In Christian-based societies, redemption is an element of salvation that broadly means the deliverance from sin. In the New Testament, redemption refers both to the deliverance from sin and freedom from captivity. It is used as a metaphor for what is achieved through the death of Jesus or the price paid for releasing Christians from the bondages of sin and death.
Outside of its religious connotations, redemption - to to redeem oneself - is used in the general sense of doing something good as a means of offsetting a wrong or an error. Let's say you miss a deadline for a report. But the next report you submit is delivered extremely early. If you're lucky, the boss might say, "Nice job. You redeemed yourself!"
Film tip: The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. A moving story about two men who become friends in prison and discover redemption through acts of decency. The film is based on a short story by Stephen King titled "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
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SYNONYMS
atonement, reclamation, reparation, restitution, retrieval
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"If you are seeking redemption for being late to the meeting, go get us some sandwiches and coffee."
noun
- the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
- a thing that saves someone from error or evil
- the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt
(Oxford English Dictionary)
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The English word redemption stems from the Latin redemptionem (nominative redemptio), meaning to buy back or ransom. In the Old Testament of the Bible, redemption referred to the ransom of slaves.
In Christian-based societies, redemption is an element of salvation that broadly means the deliverance from sin. In the New Testament, redemption refers both to the deliverance from sin and freedom from captivity. It is used as a metaphor for what is achieved through the death of Jesus or the price paid for releasing Christians from the bondages of sin and death.
Outside of its religious connotations, redemption - to to redeem oneself - is used in the general sense of doing something good as a means of offsetting a wrong or an error. Let's say you miss a deadline for a report. But the next report you submit is delivered extremely early. If you're lucky, the boss might say, "Nice job. You redeemed yourself!"
Film tip: The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. A moving story about two men who become friends in prison and discover redemption through acts of decency. The film is based on a short story by Stephen King titled "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
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SYNONYMS
atonement, reclamation, reparation, restitution, retrieval
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"If you are seeking redemption for being late to the meeting, go get us some sandwiches and coffee."
