salvation

American  

[sal-vey-shuhn] / sælˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.

2. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.

3. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.

4. Theology. deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption.

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salvation British  

/ sælˈveɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of preserving or the state of being preserved from harm

2. a person or thing that is the means of preserving from harm

3. Christianity deliverance by redemption from the power of sin and from the penalties ensuing from it

4. Christian Science the realization that Life, Truth, and Love are supreme and that they can destroy such illusions as sin, death, etc

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salvation ¹ Cultural  

1. Being “saved” among Christians (see also Christian); salvation is freedom from the effects of the Fall of Man. This freedom comes through faith in Jesus, who is called in the New Testament “the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” The Apostles taught that those who experience salvation in their lifetime on Earth and continue in their friendship with God will inherit eternal happiness in heaven.

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salvation ² Cultural  

1. In Christianity, union or friendship with God and deliverance from original sin (see also original sin) and damnation. Jesus promised salvation to his followers.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsalvation noun
• salvational adjective

Etymology

Origin of salvation

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English salvatio(u)n, from Late Latin salvātiōn-, stem of salvātiō “deliverance, saving,” from salvāt(us) “saved” (past participle of salvāre “to save”; save ¹ ) + -iō -ion ( def. ); replacing Middle English sa(u)vaciun, sauvacion, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin, as above

Example Sentences

And if this is to be Hearts' Judgement Day, Baningime's red card somehow helped their cause for salvation.

From BBC

Then follows the folky “Runny Eggs,” about searching for salvation when everything seems to be happening at once, which picks up the story from there.

From The Wall Street Journal

They view this as a gesture of salvation, not violation.

From Salon

And she sees a source of salvation in Mat’s love.

From The Wall Street Journal

The literal salvation of humanity may depend on it.

From Salon

Related Words

• deliverance
• emancipation
• liberation
• pardon
• redemption
• restoration