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redeemer
[ ri-dee-mer ]
Redeemer
/ rɪˈdiːmə /
noun
- The RedeemerJesus Christ as having brought redemption to mankind
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
A figure like Verástegui builds a story built around the idea that he, as a leader, is a redeemer committed to rescuing the soul of the nation from the hands of its enemies.
After a revolutionary announces himself the Madhi, or the redeemer, a war breaks out in 19th-century Sudan over the legitimacy of his messianic claim.
Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our mediator and redeemer.
Mitchell sees himself in the role of redeemer — not destroyer.
Occasionally, he was in the front line with his players, but for the most part, he hung back, letting them drink in the glory as if he was mere facilitator rather than great redeemer.
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What does redeemer mean?
A redeemer is a person who redeems, meaning someone who repays, recovers, saves, or exchanges something for something else. In Christianity, the term is used to refer to Jesus Christ, especially when capitalized as Redeemer.
Redeem is usually used in the context of financial transactions, such as redeeming (paying off) a mortgage or redeeming a coupon. Christians call Jesus the Redeemer because he is said to have brought them redemption from sin, meaning he saved or rescued them from it.
Example: Today’s sermon will focus on Jesus Christ as our Redeemer.
Where does redeemer come from?
The word redeemer first appeared in the 1400s. It combines redeem, whose components re- and emere mean “to buy back,” and the suffix -er, indicating a person who performs an action.
In the context of business and finance, the word redeemer isn’t all that common. When it is used, it is often found in formal or legal language to refer to someone who has completed a transaction by paying off a debt (a redeemer of a loan), buying something back (a redeemer of a pawned watch), or exchanging something (a redeemer of bonds for cash).
In Christianity, Redeemer is one of the many titles that have been applied to Jesus. It is similar to calling Jesus the Savior or Deliverer. Christians often refer to Jesus’s act of redemption as a transaction, as in Jesus died to pay for our sins. The famous statue of Jesus with outstretched arms that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is called Christ the Redeemer. The statue was built in commemoration of Brazil’s independence from Portugal, and the title can be seen as a reference to its redemption from colonial rule.
Redeemer is sometimes extended (with a lowercase r) to a person seen as a savior of some kind, as in She is often hailed as the company’s redeemer after bringing it back from the brink of bankruptcy.
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How is redeemer used in real life?
Redeemer is usually used in the context of business and financial transactions, especially in legal language. When Redeemer is used in a religious context, especially with a capital R, it refers to Jesus as a savior.
As we approach the Lords day let us meditate on a few truths
• Jesus is God
• Jesus is our Lord and redeemer
• Jesus paid the price for our sin
• We are united with Christ in His death, having died to sin.
• We are united with Christ in His resurrection, made alive.— Joshua Murphy (@_FriendlyBeard) January 19, 2020
I know that my redeemer[a] lives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.And after my skin has been destroyed,yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him
with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
Job 19:25-27 pic.twitter.com/DI5k39Hr2Q— DAUGHTER OF THE KING👑 (@DAUGHTE08592959) January 10, 2020
[Jesus in line at the grocery store in front of me]
Clerk: $123.56, sir.
Jesus: *pulls out 20 coupons*
Me: great… Christ the redeemer!
— dab5️⃣freddy (@pungodly) October 12, 2015
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Is redeemer used correctly in the following sentence?
Redeemers of the discount code must first enter their username and password.
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