Salvationist

[ sal-vey-shuh-nist ]

/ sælˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /

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noun

a member of the Salvation Army.

(lowercase) a person who preaches salvation, deliverance from sin, etc., and the means of obtaining it; evangelist.

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Origin of Salvationist

First recorded in 1880–85; salvation + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM Salvationist

sal·va·tion·ism, noun

Words nearby Salvationist

salvageable, salvage archaeology, Salvarsan, salvation, Salvation Army, Salvationist, Salvation Jane, Salvatore, salva veritate, salve, Salvemini

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How to use Salvationist in a sentence

Sometimes as he wrote at his desk, the face of the young Salvationist intruded itself between him and his work.
The White Shield|Myrtle Reed
But even that one can grin and bear when one remembers that the Salvationist bandsmen are but a sort of melancholy herald angels.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
One to thrill the heart of every true Salvationist; just the people that The Army exists to save.
The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"|Minnie L. Carpenter
He went to his bachelor rooms, knelt down, and prayed to be made like a Salvationist.
The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"|Minnie L. Carpenter

It is as much or more than the other sensational, democratic, and (I use the word in a sound and good sense) Salvationist.
A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for Salvationist

salvationist

/ (sælˈveɪʃənɪst) /

noun

a member of an evangelical sect emphasizing the doctrine of salvation

(often capital) a member of the Salvation Army

adjective

stressing the doctrine of salvation

(often capital) of or relating to the Salvation Army

Derived forms of salvationist

salvationism, noun

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