redemption

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/ === Noun === redemption (countable and uncountable, plural redemptions) The act of redeeming or something redeemed. The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article. (finance) The conversion (of a security) into cash. (religion) Salvation from sin. Rescue upon payment of a ransom. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nemopterid == Middle English == === Noun === redemption alternative form of redempcioun == Old French == === Alternative forms === redempcion redempciun, redemptiun (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin redemptio. Doublet of raençon. === Noun === redemption oblique singular, f (oblique plural redemptions, nominative singular redemption, nominative plural redemptions) redemption; salvation from sin ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: redempcioun, redemcioun, redempcion, redempcyoun, redempcyoune, redemption, redemptyonEnglish: redemptionScots: redemption French: rédemption