name
Meaning 1
honorific title for Jesus Christ
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
redeemer
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noun
Meaning 2
One who redeems; one who provides redemption.
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noun
Meaning 3
someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: money handler, money dealer
noun
Meaning 4
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Deliverer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Son, Word, Logos, Jew, Hebrew, Israelite, prophet
Narrower terms: El Nino
History
Etymology
From Middle English redemer, redemar, equivalent to redeem + -er.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: Спасителят (Spasiteljat) — Jesus Christ
- Finnish: Vapahtaja — Jesus Christ
- Finnish: Lunastaja — Jesus Christ
- French: Rédempteur — Jesus Christ
- German: Erlöser — Jesus Christ
- Hungarian: Megváltó — Jesus Christ
- Italian: Redentore — Jesus Christ
- Latin: Redemptor — Jesus Christ
- Norman: Redempteu — Jesus Christ
- Polish: Odkupiciel — Jesus Christ
- Polish: Zbawiciel — Jesus Christ
- Portuguese: Redentor — Jesus Christ
- Russian: Искупи́тель (Iskupítelʹ) — Jesus Christ
- Swedish: återlösaren — Jesus Christ
- Tagalog: Manunubos — Jesus Christ
- Bulgarian: спасител (spasitel) — one who redeems
- Bulgarian: избавител (izbavitel) — one who redeems
- Catalan: redemptor — one who redeems
- Czech: spasitel — one who redeems
- Dutch: verlosser — one who redeems
- Finnish: pelastaja — one who redeems
- French: rédempteur — one who redeems
- German: Erlöser — one who redeems
- Hungarian: megváltó — one who redeems
- Italian: redentore — one who redeems
- Latin: redemptor — one who redeems
- Polish: odkupiciel — one who redeems
- Polish: zbawiciel — one who redeems
- Portuguese: redentor — one who redeems
- Russian: спаси́тель (spasítelʹ) — one who redeems
- Russian: избави́тель (izbavítelʹ) — one who redeems
- Russian: искупи́тель (iskupítelʹ) — one who redeems
- Spanish: redentor — one who redeems
- Swedish: återlösare — one who redeems
- Tagalog: manunubos — one who redeems
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