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Redemptionist

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Redemptionist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/redemptionist.html. 1828.