Dictionary Definition
redeeming adj
1 bringing about salvation or redemption from
sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn:
redemptive, redeeming(a),
saving(a)]
2 compensating for some fault or defect; "the
redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace
was his sense of humor" [syn: redeeming(a)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
redeeming- present participle of redeem
Extensive Definition
Redemption may refer to:
In economics:
- Redemption (bonds), the payment of any formal obligation incurred by any institution
- Redemption value, a type of bond
In religion:
- Redemption (religious), a concept referring to forgiveness or absolution for past sins and/or protection from damnation
- In Judaism, Redemption of the firstborn son
- In Christianity, salvation through the payment of a formal obligation by the death of Jesus Christ
- Redemptive suffering
In film:
- The Shawshank Redemption, written by Stephen King
- Redemption (2004 film), a film by Jose Garofalo
- Redemption (2002 film), a film by Art Camacho
- Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, a 2004 television movie
In gaming:
- Headhunter Redemption, the sequel to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 game Headhunter
- Redemption (card game), a collectible card game published by Cactus Game Design
- Redemption game, a type of arcade game that rewards the player according to their game score
- Terminator 3: The Redemption, a video game based on the Terminator series
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, a PC RPG released on June 7, 2000 by Activision
In literature:
- Redemption (1990 novel), the first novel by Tariq Ali
- Redemption (Angel novel), a novel by Mel Odom
- Redemption (novel), a novel by Leon Uris
- Redemption (play), a play by Leo Tolstoy
- Redemption'' (1999 novel), a late novel of Howard Fast
- Redemption, a Dragonlance novel by Jean Rabe
In music:
- Redemption (band), a progressive/heavy metal band
- Redemption 87, a hardcore punk band
- Mikkei Redemption, a hardcore punk guitarist
- Redemption (Benzino album)
- Redemption (Vomitory album), an album by metal band Vomitory
- Redemption, an album by hip hop duo GRITS
- "Redemption" (song), a song by Gackt, featured in the game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
- The Redemption, an oratorio by Charles Gounod
- "Redemption", the sixth track off of album The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
- "Redemption", the opening theme song for the film Rocky II
- Redemption Song, Bob Marley
- Redemption (Brandy album)
In television:
- "Redemption" (Stargate SG-1), a two-part episode of Stargate SG-1
- "Redemption" (TNG episode), a two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Redemption (Hercules episode), a fifth season episode of the fantasy television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
In other fields:
- Redemption (United States history), the establishment of white Democratic, one-party rule in the U.S. South following Reconstruction
redeeming in German: Redemption
redeeming in French: Rédemption
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
apologetic, ascetic, atoning, cleansing, compensational, compensatory, expiatory, indemnificatory,
lustral, lustrational, lustrative, penitential, piacular, propitiatory, purgative, purgatorial, purifying, reclamatory, recompensing, redemptional, redemptive, redressing, reparative, reparatory, repentant, repenting, restitutional, restitutive, restitutory, restorative, retributive, reversional, reversionary, revertible, righting, satisfactional, squaring