Kinyarwanda
umucunguzi
Word parts: umu-cunguzi
oo-moo-choon-GOO-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumucunguzioo-moo-choon-GOO-zeesoon
Englishredeemersoon
Frenchrédempteursoon
Meaning
a redeemer; one who saves, rescues, or buys back another from bondage or sin, especially Jesus Christ in Christian belief.
Good to know
used mainly in Christian religious speech for Jesus Christ (Umucunguzi wacu).
Examples
- Yesu ni Umucunguzi wacu.Jesus is our Redeemer.
- Ese wemera Umucunguzi w'isi?Do you believe in the Redeemer of the world?
- Nta mucunguzi wabonetse mbere ye.No redeemer had come before him.
- Tuzamusingiza nk'Umucunguzi w'ubuzima bwacu.We will praise him as the Redeemer of our lives.
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