Meanings
plural redemptionistas · alternative Redemptionista
- A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
Cheers to Spike. Cheers to the Redemptionistas who never stopped believing.
2005 November 14, Alane, “Happy Spike Redemption Day!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)2 more examples
In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.
2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.
2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From redemption + -ista. Piecewise doublet of redemptionist.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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