Redemptorist

See also: redemptorist

English

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”).

Noun

Redemptorist (plural Redemptorists)

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

Synonyms

• Liguorian

Related terms

• redeemable
• redeemer
• redemption
• redemptioner
• redemptor
• redemptory

Translations

member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

• Dutch: Redemptorist m
• French: Redemptoriste m
• German: Redemptorist m
• Hungarian: redemptorista, liguriánus
• Italian: redentorista m, liguorino m
• Spanish: redentorista