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Redemptorist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Redemptorist — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • French: Redemptoriste — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • German: Redemptorist — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • Hungarian: redemptorista — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • Hungarian: liguriánus — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • Italian: redentorista — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • Italian: liguorino — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • Spanish: redentorista — member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer