abacunguzi

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Meaning

People, or figures, who save or deliver others from bondage, danger, or sin.

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plural of umucunguzi (aba- class); mostly religious register.

Examples

• Mu nyigisho z'idini, abacunguzi bavugwaho gukiza abantu.In religious teaching, redeemers are spoken of as saving people.
• Ese Bibiliya ivuga abacunguzi benshi cyangwa umwe gusa?Does the Bible speak of many redeemers or only one?
• Abacunguzi b'ukuri ntibiganjemo benshi mu mateka.True redeemers are not many in history.
• Abasomyi b'ubu buvanganzo bazasobanukirwa n'uruhare rw'abacunguzi.Readers of this literature will come to understand the role of redeemers.

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