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]
Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. trinitaire. See {Trinity}.] Of or pertaining to the Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity, or believers in that doctrine. [1913 Webster]
Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, n. 1. One who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a monastic order founded in Rome in 1198 by St. John of Matha, and an old French hermit, Felix of Valois, for the purpose of redeeming Christian captives from the Moslems. [1913 Webster]