— redemptional , adj. — redemptionless , adj.
/ri demp"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
2. deliverance; rescue.
3. Theol. deliverance from sin; salvation.
4. atonement for guilt.
5. repurchase, as of something sold.
6. paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.
7. recovery by payment, as of something pledged.
8. conversion of paper money into specie.
[ 1300-50; ME redempcioun ( redemption ) redemption- (s. of redemptio ), equiv. to L redempt ( us ) (ptp. of redimere to REDEEM) + -ion- -ION ]