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redemptive

Word definitions for redemptive in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from redempt (mid-15c.), adjective from Latin redemptus , past participle of redimere (see redemption ) + -ive . Related: Redemptively .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: redemptional , redemptory ] bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn: redeeming(a) , saving(a) ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. of something that is redeeming; being of redemption or saving

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redemptive \Re*demp"tive\ (-t?v), a. Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.

Usage examples of redemptive.

But certain notions of localities, of a redemptive ascent, and an opening of heaven for the redeemed spirits of men to ascend thither, were associated exclusively with the last.

Its unique blend of multiculturalism, political sway, and hardnosed realism tempered by rebounding dreams and the possibility of redemptive art cries out for a new nomenclature.

Or did Quires gradually win his way to a faith strong enough to compel his redemptive act?