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Definition of: redemption
(ri·demp′shən) noun
1. The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed.
2. The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged.
3. The payment of a debt or obligation; specifically, the paying of the value of its notes, warrants, etc., by a government.
4. Theol. Salvation from sin through the atonement of Christ. [<OF <L redemptio, -onis <redemptus, pp. of redimere redeem. Doublet of RANSOM.]
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