Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Trinitarian .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (R.C.Ch.) 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 .
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- noun A
proponent of redemptionism.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Howard K. Beale attacked the "redemptionist" interpretation of Reconstruction, calling themselves "revisionists" and claimed that the real issues were economic.
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Kama nevertheless joins the minority party when Oti invokes the great reggae redemptionist in the name of politics--"Even Bob Marley supported politicians."
Ruth Starkman: Togetherness Supreme: Kenyan Youth, Hipness and Hope on Screen Ruth Starkman 2011
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'Christian humanism' is what people tend to call the first picture; the second is sometimes referred to as a 'revelationist' or 'redemptionist' view.
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In the last three decades, the redemptionist subculture has grown from small groups of like-minded individuals in localized pockets around the nation to a richly layered society.
Crooks and Liars 2010
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