Redeeming Definition & Meaning

redeeming
adjective
  1. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"
  2. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"

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