Difference between revisions of "Redemption"
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*6.paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note. | *6.paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note. | ||
*7.recovery by payment, as of something [[pledged]]. | *7.recovery by payment, as of something [[pledged]]. | ||
− | *8.[[conversion]] of [[paper]] [[money]] into specie. | + | *8.[[conversion]] of [[paper]] [[money]] into specie. |
+ | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Salvation]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Salvation '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
'''Redemption''' is a [[religious]] [[concept]] referring to [[forgiveness]] or absolution for [[past]] [[sin]]s and protection from [[eternal]] damnation, generally through [[sacrifice]]. Redemption is common in many world [[religions]] and all Abrahamic Religions, especially in [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]] (المغفرة). | '''Redemption''' is a [[religious]] [[concept]] referring to [[forgiveness]] or absolution for [[past]] [[sin]]s and protection from [[eternal]] damnation, generally through [[sacrifice]]. Redemption is common in many world [[religions]] and all Abrahamic Religions, especially in [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]] (المغفرة). |
Revision as of 21:35, 8 September 2012
Origin
Middle English redempcioun (< MF redemption ) < LL redēmptiōn- (s. of redēmptiō ), equiv. to Latin redēmpt ( us ) (ptp. of redimere to redeem) + -iōn- -ion
Definitions
- 1.an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
- 2.deliverance; rescue.
- 3.Theology . deliverance from sin; salvation.
- 4.atonement for guilt.
- 5.repurchase, as of something sold.
- 6.paying off, as of a mortgage, bond, or note.
- 7.recovery by payment, as of something pledged.
- 8.conversion of paper money into specie.
Description
Redemption is a religious concept referring to forgiveness or absolution for past sins and protection from eternal damnation, generally through sacrifice. Redemption is common in many world religions and all Abrahamic Religions, especially in Christianity and Islam (المغفرة).
In Christianity, redemption is synonymous with salvation. The Christian religion, though not the exclusive possessor of the idea of redemption, has given to it a special definiteness and a dominant position. Taken in its widest sense, as deliverance from dangers and ills in general, most religions teach some form of it. It assumes an important position, however, only when the ills in question form part of a great system against which human power is helpless.