Redemption

[rɪ'dem(p)ʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'dɛmpʃən]

解释:

(noun.) the act of purchasing back something previously sold.

(noun.) (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil.

(noun.) repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock).

约瑟夫编辑--From WordNet

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Repurchase.[2]. Ransom, release, liberation, deliverance, rescue, salvation.[3]. Performance, discharge, fulfilment.

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同义词及反义词：

SYN:Repurchase, retrieval, ransom, rescue, recovery, satisfaction, fulfilment,discharge, expiation, compensation, atonement, salvation, indemnification

ANT:Forfeiture, abandonment, loss, deprivation, sacrifice, betrayal, damnification

海伦娜编辑

解释:

n. act of redeeming or buying back: ransom: release: the deliverance of mankind from sin and misery by Christ.—ns. Redemp′tionary one who is set at liberty or released from a bond by paying a compensation or fulfilling some stipulated conditions; Redemp′tioner one who redeemed himself from debt or the like by service; Redemp′tionist one of an order of monks devoted to the redemption of Christian captives from slavery; Redemp′torist one of a congregation of R.C. missionary priests founded by Alfonso Liguori in 1732 whose object is the religious instruction of the people and the reform of public morality by periodically visiting preaching and hearing confessions.

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