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redemptionista

redemptionista noun: a fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.

Noun

redemptionista (plural redemptionistas)

  1. A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
    • In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)
    • If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)

Antonyms of redemptionista

Forms of redemptionista

pluralredemptionistas
alternative formRedemptionista

Origin of redemptionista

From redemption + -ista. Piecewise doublet of redemptionist.

Questions about redemptionista

What does redemptionista mean?
Redemptionista means a fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
What part of speech is redemptionista?
Redemptionista is a noun.
What is the plural of redemptionista?
The plural of redemptionista is redemptionistas.

Words near redemptionista in the dictionary

  1. redemptioner
  2. redemptioners
  3. redemptionism
  4. redemptionisms
  5. redemptionist
  6. redemptionista
  7. redemptionistas
  8. redemptionists
  9. redemptionless
  10. redemptions
  11. redemptive

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