Etymology

Redemptorist

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Today it means: 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 Full definition →

French Rédemptoriste ← Italian Redentorista ← Latin redēmptor
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  1. Latin · derived fromredēmptor
  2. Italian · derived fromRedentorista
  3. French · derived fromRédemptoriste
  4. English todayRedemptorist

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”).

Words from the same roots

Latinredēmptor all →

redemptor

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