Definition
Having qualities that compensate for faults or negative aspects; serving to save or restore something from a bad situation. Often used in the phrase 'redeeming quality.'
Etymology
From Latin redimere meaning 'to buy back,' from re- (back) + emere (to buy). Originally a commercial term for repurchasing something, it gained religious connotations of salvation and later secular meanings of compensation.
Kelly Says
The concept of 'redeeming' beautifully bridges commerce, religion, and psychology - from literally buying back property to spiritually saving souls to finding the one good thing about a terrible movie. It's fundamentally about recovery and second chances.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُكافَأَة
mu-ka-fa-aht
BNবাংলা
উদ্ধারক
ud-dha-ar-k
CACatalà
redemptora
re-demp-tora
CSČeština
vykupující
vy-kup-u-y-ci
DADansk
løsende
loes-en-de
DEDeutsch
lösend
loh-send
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαταστατική
a-po-ka-ta-sta-ti-ki
ESEspañol
redentora
red-en-TOR-ah
FISuomi
korjaava
kor-ja-a-va
FRFrançais
rédemptrice
red-emp-treece
GUGU
પુનઃપ્રાપ્તિ
poon-uh-pra-ap-ti
HIहिन्दी
मुक्तिदायक
mukti-dayak
HUMagyar
megváltó
meg-valt-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
menebus
men-ebus
ITItaliano
redemptiva
re-demp-tee-vah
JA日本語
贖い上げる
shoku-i-ageru
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brak-bop-d-oy
KO한국어
구원하는
gu-won-ha-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
menebus
men-ebus
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ရှာ
pyan-li-ya-shar
NLNederlands
verlossend
ver-loss-end
NONorsk
løsende
loes-en-de
PLPolski
odkupująca
od-kup-u-y-a-ca
PTPortuguês
redentora
red-en-TOR-ah
RORomână
împărtășitoare
im-par-ta-sh-i-ore
RUРусский
вознаграждающая
voz-na-gra-zha-yush-cha-ya
SVSvenska
lösenande
lo-sen-an-de
SWKiswahili
kuokoa
koo-o-koa
TAதமிழ்
புதுப்பெறுதல்
pu-thu-per-tha-l
TEతెలుగు
ప్రాణాధారం
pra-na-a-dha-ra-m
TLTL
pag-a-ligtas
pa-ga-li-g-tas
TRTürkçe
kurtarıcı
kurt-ar-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
виправна
vi-pra-vna
VITiếng Việt
giải thoát
ghai-thao
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la