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REDEMPTIONIST
REDEMPTIONIST
Re
*demp "tion *
ist,
n. (R.C.
Ch.
)
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.