Redemptorist

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noun

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

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Liguorian
OriginFrench Rédemptoriste ← Italian Redentorista ← Latin redēmptor →
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Meanings

nounRedemptorist (plural Redemptorists)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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

Similar
Liguorian
Also see
liguorian

Origin

  1. Latinredēmptor
  2. ItalianRedentorista
  3. FrenchRédemptoriste
  4. EnglishRedemptorist

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”).

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Translations

Dutch Redemptorist
  • Redemptoristmember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
French Redemptoriste
  • Redemptoristemember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
German Redemptorist
  • Redemptoristmember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Hungarian redemptorista, liguriánus
  • redemptoristamember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • liguriánusmember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Italian redentorista, liguorino
  • redentoristamember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • liguorinomember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Spanish redentorista
  • redentoristamember of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
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APA

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Chicago

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