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redemptory

redemptory

9.9
Making a person feel forgiven and better after a mistake
  • adjective
  • Formal
translation icon : redentor
  • The novel explores the redemptory power of forgiveness through its main character.

Examples

  • Many religious texts focus on the redemptory aspects of suffering and sacrifice.

  • Her redemptory actions helped restore her reputation in the community.

  • The redemptory message offered hope to many.

  • His actions were seen as redemptory by the community.

  • Her redemptory actions helped restore her reputation in the community.

  • The novel explores the redemptory power of forgiveness through its main character.

  • Many religious texts focus on the redemptory aspects of suffering and sacrifice.

Synonyms

redemptive
vsredemptory
9 7.5

Helping someone feel forgiven and want to change their life

relates more generally to the idea of saving or redeeming
redemptional
vsredemptory
  • Formal
9.9

About ideas or actions that make a person feel forgiven and like a better person

is broader, applying to saving or redeeming beyond just religious contexts

Surface Forms

redemptory positive

Morphology

redemptory = redemption (semi-transparent) = redempt + ory

The suffix '-ory' indicates a relation to 'redemption', but the adjective form is not commonly used, making it less immediately recognizable.

Etymology

Redemptory comes from the same root as redeem and redemption, built from Latin parts re- 'back' and emere 'to buy'. So something redemptory is like 'buying back', a saving action that brings a person or thing to a better state.