redemption
English Thesaurus
1. the act of purchasing back something previously sold (noun.act)
hypernym | : | purchase, |
definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
2. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act)
hypernym | : | deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving, |
definition | : | recovery or preservation from loss or danger (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | absolution, remission, remission of sin, remittal, |
definition | : | the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth, |
definition | : | a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | atonement, expiation, propitiation, |
definition | : | the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) (noun.act) |
3. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) (noun.possession)
domain category | : | corp, corporation, |
definition | : | a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state (noun.group) |
4. the act of purchasing back something previously sold (noun.act)
derivation | : | buy back, repurchase, |
definition | : | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away (verb.possession) |
5. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act)
derivation | : | redemptional, redemptive, redemptory, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resulting in redemption (adj.pert) |
6. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) (noun.possession)
7. the act of purchasing back something previously sold (noun.act)
derivation | : | buy back, repurchase, |
definition | : | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away (verb.possession) |
8. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act)
derivation | : | redemptional, redemptive, redemptory, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resulting in redemption (adj.pert) |
9. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) (noun.possession)
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