Meaning & use
redemption
The act of being saved from sin, error, or a bad situation, or of making up for a past fault.
See it in a sentence
After years of hard work, he finally found redemption in the eyes of his community.
The team's late-season redemption erased memories of their disastrous start.
A note on using this word
Widely used both in religious contexts and in everyday speech about recovering from failure or wrongdoing.
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Words with an opposite meaning
damnation
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