/ri demp"teuhr ist/ , n. Rom. Cath. Ch.
a member of the "Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer," founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
[ 1825-35; rédemptoriste redemptor (L redem-, var. s. of redimere to REDEEM + -tor -TOR; cf. EMPTOR) + F -iste -IST ]