| v. t. | 1. | To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. | |||
| 2. | (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage. | ||||
| 3. | To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; | ||||
| 4. | (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. | ||||
| 5. | To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; | ||||
| 6. | To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate;
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| Verb | 1. | redeem - save from sins |
| 2. | redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat Synonyms: ransom | |
| 3. | redeem - pay off (loans or promissory notes) Synonyms: pay off | |
| 4. | redeem - convert into cash; of commercial papers |
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