Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Redemptive \Re*demp"tive\ (-t?v), a.
   Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive
   work of Christ.

Source : WordNet®

redemptive
     adj 1: of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive
            theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: {redemptional}, {redemptory}]
     2: bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving
        faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn: {redeeming(a)},
         {saving(a)}]