Redemption
noun
The action of saving or being saved from some sort of mistake or wrongdoing.
Everyone deserves a chance at redemption, no matter what they've done.
Often appears as...
- chance at redemption
- seek redemption
noun
The action of buying something back that was previously sold, like regaining ownership.
The redemption of property occurs when the owner buys back the property that was foreclosed.
Often appears as...
- redemption of property
- redemption rights
noun
In religion, the action of being saved from sin or evil.
The redemption of humanity is a central theme in Christianity.
Often appears as...
- redemption of humanity
- seek spiritual redemption
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Academic
noun
The action of saving or being saved from some sort of mistake or wrongdoing.
Everyone deserves a chance at redemption, no matter what they've done.
Often appears as...
- chance at redemption
- seek redemption
noun
The action of buying something back that was previously sold, like regaining ownership.
The redemption of property occurs when the owner buys back the property that was foreclosed.
Often appears as...
- redemption of property
- redemption rights
noun
In religion, the action of being saved from sin or evil.
The redemption of humanity is a central theme in Christianity.
Often appears as...
- redemption of humanity
- seek spiritual redemption
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Used when implying a positive change after a negative event or behavior.
He sought redemption after years of gambling.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Improvement
Often signals a person's intention to improve themselves or right a wrong.
Her journey to redemption started with volunteering.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Devices
Commonly used in stories to describe a character's turnaround or growth.
The villain's act of redemption surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Used when implying a positive change after a negative event or behavior.
He sought redemption after years of gambling.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Improvement
Often signals a person's intention to improve themselves or right a wrong.
Her journey to redemption started with volunteering.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Devices
Commonly used in stories to describe a character's turnaround or growth.
The villain's act of redemption surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Used when implying a positive change after a negative event or behavior.
He sought redemption after years of gambling.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Improvement
Often signals a person's intention to improve themselves or right a wrong.
Her journey to redemption started with volunteering.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Devices
Commonly used in stories to describe a character's turnaround or growth.
The villain's act of redemption surprised everyone.
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Why should you read...
she depicts a son raging at his mother’s bigotry. But the story reveals that he has his own blind spots and suggests that simply recognizing evil doesn’t exempt his character from scrutiny. Even as O’Connor probes the most unsavory aspects of humanity, she leaves the door to redemption open a crack.
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Tough Guys Help Animals...
formed when eight guys discovered their strongest bond wasn't there hot rods and tattoos but their passion for animals we all take care animal will be a problems some have tough and even violent pasts and shot five times but all are looking for redemption and a chance to make a
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The story of a parent's...
That narrow path, it always has its share of burdens and challenges. But I was certain that we were going to see this through to redemption. I looked at my dad and I looked at my girls who were dancing and eating their doughnuts, and I said aloud to no one in particular,
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The radical act of...
who believe in less government, saw an expansion of government control, an expansion of the police state, mass incarceration is like, antithetical to who they are. And the religious second chances -- redemption. These are values that they hold dear,
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There's more to life...
where the bad is redeemed by the good. People leading meaningful lives, he's found, tend to tell stories about their lives defined by redemption, growth and love. But what makes people change their stories? Some people get help from a therapist,
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John Lewis and Bryan...
It seems to me part of what is so urgent right now is that we get people to have the courage to say, "You know, this was wrong, and we have to reject that." But you have seen that redemption in ways that I think has been so extraordinary.
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"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
We've met a lot of people. And we've seen that redemption and transformation can happen in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time.
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How to deal with...
mother who passed on to me the tools that I needed in order to survive because she always championed freedom of speech through writing and by telling my story it was and continues to be an act of redemption thank you
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Ruby Sales: How we can...
I think are essential to providing us a pathway out of the quagmire of racism. And I want to talk about another very important model. And that is redemption.
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Kidnapped by Terrorists...
i was above myself looking down feeling in no pain it was an incredible feeling of redemption and peace
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Why should you read...
she depicts a son raging at his mother’s bigotry. But the story reveals that he has his own blind spots and suggests that simply recognizing evil doesn’t exempt his character from scrutiny. Even as O’Connor probes the most unsavory aspects of humanity, she leaves the door to redemption open a crack.
Video examples
Tough Guys Help Animals...
formed when eight guys discovered their strongest bond wasn't there hot rods and tattoos but their passion for animals we all take care animal will be a problems some have tough and even violent pasts and shot five times but all are looking for redemption and a chance to make a
Video examples
The story of a parent's...
That narrow path, it always has its share of burdens and challenges. But I was certain that we were going to see this through to redemption. I looked at my dad and I looked at my girls who were dancing and eating their doughnuts, and I said aloud to no one in particular,
Video examples
The radical act of...
who believe in less government, saw an expansion of government control, an expansion of the police state, mass incarceration is like, antithetical to who they are. And the religious second chances -- redemption. These are values that they hold dear,
Video examples
There's more to life...
where the bad is redeemed by the good. People leading meaningful lives, he's found, tend to tell stories about their lives defined by redemption, growth and love. But what makes people change their stories? Some people get help from a therapist,
Video examples
John Lewis and Bryan...
It seems to me part of what is so urgent right now is that we get people to have the courage to say, "You know, this was wrong, and we have to reject that." But you have seen that redemption in ways that I think has been so extraordinary.
Video examples
"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
We've met a lot of people. And we've seen that redemption and transformation can happen in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time.
Video examples
How to deal with...
mother who passed on to me the tools that I needed in order to survive because she always championed freedom of speech through writing and by telling my story it was and continues to be an act of redemption thank you
Video examples
Ruby Sales: How we can...
I think are essential to providing us a pathway out of the quagmire of racism. And I want to talk about another very important model. And that is redemption.
Video examples
Kidnapped by Terrorists...
i was above myself looking down feeling in no pain it was an incredible feeling of redemption and peace
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Quote examples
Aleksandar Hemon
Bosniak Writer
I really don't feel that any of the pieces I wrote were confessions; there are no revelations about secrets in my life, and actually I have nothing to confess and I certainly do not ask for redemption and there is no reward for confessing that I expect.
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Chris Crutcher
American Novelist
The premise of 'Deadline' forced me to go against my own grain with a character determined to find all that is valuable in that time. I believe this is a story about redemption; how, even with the best intentions, it's sometimes found and sometimes not.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian Author
In opposition to this detachment, he finds an image of man which contains within itself man's dreams, man's illness, man's redemption from the misery of poverty - poverty which can no longer be for him a sign of the acceptance of life.
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Murray Bartlett
Australian Actor
No person and no character is beyond redemption, ultimately. That's the great thing about playing a character that has kind of a dark side; there's room to explore the opposite.
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Marjane Satrapi
Iranian Artist
Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay.
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Duff McKagan
American Musician
The Taking' is the closest thing to a 'concept' record that I have ever been involved with. Pain, loss, triumph, and redemption. Life. Bring it.
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Paddy Considine
English Actor
I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.
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Colum McCann
Irish Writer
I don't believe the world's a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption.
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Robin Thicke
American Musician
Life is full of constant ups and downs, and all I ask for is redemption in the end.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
There's not too many times in life do you get a chance at redemption.
Quote examples
Aleksandar Hemon
Bosniak Writer
I really don't feel that any of the pieces I wrote were confessions; there are no revelations about secrets in my life, and actually I have nothing to confess and I certainly do not ask for redemption and there is no reward for confessing that I expect.
Quote examples
Chris Crutcher
American Novelist
The premise of 'Deadline' forced me to go against my own grain with a character determined to find all that is valuable in that time. I believe this is a story about redemption; how, even with the best intentions, it's sometimes found and sometimes not.
Quote examples
Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian Author
In opposition to this detachment, he finds an image of man which contains within itself man's dreams, man's illness, man's redemption from the misery of poverty - poverty which can no longer be for him a sign of the acceptance of life.
Quote examples
Murray Bartlett
Australian Actor
No person and no character is beyond redemption, ultimately. That's the great thing about playing a character that has kind of a dark side; there's room to explore the opposite.
Quote examples
Marjane Satrapi
Iranian Artist
Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay.
Quote examples
Duff McKagan
American Musician
The Taking' is the closest thing to a 'concept' record that I have ever been involved with. Pain, loss, triumph, and redemption. Life. Bring it.
Quote examples
Paddy Considine
English Actor
I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.
Quote examples
Colum McCann
Irish Writer
I don't believe the world's a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption.
Quote examples
Robin Thicke
American Musician
Life is full of constant ups and downs, and all I ask for is redemption in the end.
Quote examples
Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
There's not too many times in life do you get a chance at redemption.
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