redemptorist
English
Etymology
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”).
Noun
redemptorist (plural redemptorists)
- 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
Related terms
- redeemable
- redeemer
- redemption
- redemptioner
- redemptor
- redemptory
Translations
|
|
Dutch
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: re‧demp‧to‧rist
Noun
redemptorist m (plural redemptoristen, diminutive redemptoristje n)
- A redemptorist
Synonyms
- ligorist m
- liguorist m
Derived terms
- redemptoristisch (adjective)
- redemptoristenklooster n
- redemptoristenkerk m or f
- redemptoristenklooster n
- redemptoristenmissie f
Related terms
- redemptie f