🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Redenção

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.dẽ.sɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rédemption/ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A redenção é um conceito importante na teologia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

    "Many believe that redemption is possible through acts of kindness and forgiveness."
  2. 2

    The act of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment.

    "The redemption of the bond was completed after the payment was made."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rédemption' originates from the Latin 'redemptio', meaning 'buying back' or 'redeeming'. It evolved through Old French before entering modern usage, reflecting a shift from a financial context to a broader spiritual and moral sense of salvation or liberation.

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