redemption
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
Types & categories
- rescue hypernym
- remission of sin hyponym
- spiritual rebirth hyponym
- expiation hyponym
Related & opposite
- redeem derivation
- redemptive derivation
- theology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
Types & categories
- repayment hypernym
Related & opposite
- pay off derivation
- corporation domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the act of purchasing back something previously sold
Types & categories
- purchase hypernym
Related & opposite
- repurchase derivation
- ransom derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | redeem |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | redemptive |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | theology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rescue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | remission of sin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiritual rebirth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | expiation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pay off |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | corporation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | repayment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | repurchase |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | purchase |