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REDEMPTORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does redemptory mean?
• REDEMPTORY (adjective)
The adjective REDEMPTORY has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or resulting in redemption
Familiarity information: REDEMPTORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resulting in redemption
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
redemptional; redemptive; redemptory
Context example:
a redemptive theory about life
Pertainym:
redemption ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)
Derivation:
redeem (save from sins)
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