Redemptionist
Pronunciation : Re*demp"tion*ist
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian.
(R.C.Ch.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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