'Redemptionist' definitions:

Definition of 'Redemptionist'

From: GCIDE

Redemptionist \Re*demp"tion*ist\, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian. [1913 Webster]