redemptive

adjective

re·​demp·​tive ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv How to pronounce redemptive (audio)
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering

Examples of redemptive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its meaning morphs and settles like a redemptive exhale and inhale. Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2024 There are some issues with Paytas’ redemptive arc — namely, that many other creators who are more marginalized than she, and have pissed off far fewer people, would likely not be granted as many resurrections. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024 As businesses grapple with the demand for authenticity and open communication, AI's role becomes pivotal in ensuring data integrity, ethical advertising practices and customer service that goes beyond ethics toward a redemptive entrepreneurial mindset. Aleks Farseev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Redemptive Operations Aiming At Clients' Success At our company, our commitment to this vision is encapsulated in the framework of redemptive entrepreneurship, borrowed from digital mission ventures and other businesses prioritizing business goals over politics. Aleks Farseev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 As with every systemic transformation that hurts countless people, the cruelties necessary to bring it about had to be bathed in the light of a liberating, redemptive ideology. Yanis Varoufakis, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024 Haigh explores themes of loss, loneliness and redemptive love without descending into the common tropes of time travel or ghost stories. Paul Plunkett, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024 But people who experimented willingly with LSD often reported feelings of warm, oceanic well-being or images of incomparable, redemptive beauty. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 Hip-hop and Beyoncé almost saved the show until the Grammys botched the ending: The redemptive moment of Beyoncé finally winning album of the year never came, and as beloved as Harry Styles might be, the show ended on a low note. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redemptive was in the 15th century

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“Redemptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redemptive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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