About The Word Redemptorist
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Redemptorist
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What's The Definition Of Redemptorist?Synonyms | Synonyms for Redemptorist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Redemptorist: See Also | Redemptorist In Webster's Dictionary \Re*demp"tor*ist\ (-t?r*?st), n. [F.
r['e]demptoriste, fr. L. redemptor redeemer, from redinere.
See {Redeem}.] (R.C.Ch.)
One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in
Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was
introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The
Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to
the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are
forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of
youth.
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