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Redemption vs Forgiveness - What's the difference?

redemption | forgiveness |

As nouns the difference between redemption and forgiveness

is that redemption is the act of redeeming or something redeemed while forgiveness is the action of forgiving.

redemption

English

(wikipedia redemption)

Noun

  • the act of redeeming or something redeemed
  • the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
  • salvation from sin
  • rescue upon payment of a ransom

    • Derived terms

    * beyond redemption * past redemption * redemption fatigue * redemption price * redemption value

    forgiveness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of forgiving.
    • The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -
  • Readiness to forgive.

    • Synonyms

    * (action of forgiving) remission * (readiness to forgive) mercy

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