redemptory

1. 1.

   of or relating to or resulting in redemption

   “a redemptive theory about life”

   Synonymsredemptiveredemptional

Questions about redemptory

What does redemptory mean?

redemptory means "of or relating to or resulting in redemption".

How many syllables are in redemptory?

redemptory has 4 syllables: re-demp-to-ry. The stress falls on "demp".

What is another word for redemptory?

Close synonyms include redemptive, redemptional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is redemptory a common word?

redemptory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.