Redemptionist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]