redemptionista

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noun

A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.

Opposite
Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounredemptionista (plural redemptionistas)

plural redemptionistas · alternative Redemptionista

  1. 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)
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    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)

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Origin

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APA

redemptionista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemptionista

MLA

“redemptionista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemptionista. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redemptionista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemptionista.

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