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REDEMPTIVE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

Example:

redemptive (or redeeming) love

Synonyms:

redeeming; redemptive; saving

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

good (morally admirable)

Derivation:

redeem (save from sins)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resulting in redemption

Example:

a redemptive theory about life

Synonyms:

redemptional; redemptive; redemptory

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

redemption ((theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)

Derivation:

redeem (save from sins)

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