rə̇ˈdem(p)tərə̇st, rēˈ- noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: French rédemptoriste, from Late Latin redemptor + French -iste -ist
: a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Liguori and devoted to preaching to the poor