redeemed

[ ri-deemd ]

adjective

1. Theology. (in Christianity) having been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences:

   Then shall all the redeemed saints appear in glory.

2. having been paid, recovered, bought back, or exchanged for money or other goods:

   Payments for the redeemed stock totaled $77 million at the end of the fiscal year.

   Access codes purchased from other sellers carry a high risk of being either counterfeit or previously redeemed codes.

3. having been discharged or fulfilled:

   Read in this way, the book is the redeemed promise of a materialist critique of political economy.

4. having made amends for or overcome some wrongdoing or fault:

   In the end, having saved his young half-brother's life, he died a redeemed man.

noun

1. Usually the redeemed. Theology. (in Christianity) those who have been saved or delivered from sin or its consequences:

   We understand that all of us, even the redeemed, have a capacity for great evil.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of redeem.

Other Words From

• un·re·deemed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of redeemed¹

redeem ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

“Agatha All Along,” a sequel series to 2019’s “Wandavision,” has essentially been an indictment of Agatha’s 350-year mean streak that begs the question: can a witch who kills witches ever be redeemed?

From Salon

So with new context and understanding, we ask the question again: can Agatha be redeemed?

From Salon

Agatha Harkness can be redeemed.

From Salon

This was a national movement for early payment of a stipend Congress had voted for veterans of the war at a cost of up to $4 billion — but which was not scheduled to be redeemed until 1945.

From Los Angeles Times

Roberts has made his share of regrettable October decisions, but he redeemed himself in the eyes of critics with his deft bullpen management against the Padres, steering eight relievers through an 8-0 Game 4 win and four through four hitless innings in a 2-0 Game 5 win.

From Los Angeles Times