Defn: One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.] Hakluyt.
REDEMPTIONER
Re*demp"tion*er (-r), n.
1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.
2. Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage.
REDEMPTIONIST
Re*demp"tion*ist, n. (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: A monk of an order founded in 1197; — so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian.
REDEMPTIVE
Re*demp"tive (-tv), a.
Defn: Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.
REDEMPTORIST Re*demp"tor*ist (-tr*st), n. Etym: [F. rédemptoriste, fr. L. redemptor redeemer, from redinere. See Redeem.] (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.