redemptive
adjective
re·demp·tive ri-ˈdem(p)-tiv 
: of, relating to, or bringing about redemption
redemptive suffering
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Alvarez’s commitment to a redemptive triumph is hitched to a number of factors, starting with his desire to overcome his first loss in nearly nine years. 
Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 This arc plays on-screen as a redemptive Hollywood moment, the fulfillment of what could have happened three years earlier, when the large-scale violence first started. Dara Horn, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 And his saga — at least its first part — sanctifies the joy of escape as an act of redemptive moral rebellion. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 And much like the heel is the extremity of the body, ekev can also refer to the redemptive period that will come at the end of days (ikveta d’meshicha). Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 Each new book, though retreading familiar ground, reveals new layers to Louis’ redemptive insight and vision. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Larson’s redemptive path put the school in the spotlight, fueling UYSR with more determination to graduate students to NASCAR. Dan Gelston, ajc, 23 July 2022 Makers of fiction love redemption takes, but the Tyson story is neither fiction nor redemptive. John Anderson, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 For this group of American sprinters, it will be viewed as a redemptive showing after the U.S. men collectively underperformed at the Tokyo Games. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 See More
Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 This arc plays on-screen as a redemptive Hollywood moment, the fulfillment of what could have happened three years earlier, when the large-scale violence first started. Dara Horn, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 And his saga — at least its first part — sanctifies the joy of escape as an act of redemptive moral rebellion. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 And much like the heel is the extremity of the body, ekev can also refer to the redemptive period that will come at the end of days (ikveta d’meshicha). Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022 Each new book, though retreading familiar ground, reveals new layers to Louis’ redemptive insight and vision. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Larson’s redemptive path put the school in the spotlight, fueling UYSR with more determination to graduate students to NASCAR. Dan Gelston, ajc, 23 July 2022 Makers of fiction love redemption takes, but the Tyson story is neither fiction nor redemptive. John Anderson, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 For this group of American sprinters, it will be viewed as a redemptive showing after the U.S. men collectively underperformed at the Tokyo Games. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above