Salvationist

[ sal-vey-shuh-nist ]

noun

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

salvationist

/ sælˈveɪʃənɪst /

noun

1. a member of an evangelical sect emphasizing the doctrine of salvation
2. often capital a member of the Salvation Army

adjective

1. stressing the doctrine of salvation
2. often capital of or relating to the Salvation Army

Derived Forms

• salˈvationism, noun

Other Words From

• sal·vation·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salvationist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; salvation + -ist

Example Sentences

Sometimes as he wrote at his desk, the face of the young Salvationist intruded itself between him and his work.

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But even that one can grin and bear when one remembers that the Salvationist bandsmen are but a sort of melancholy herald angels.

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One to thrill the heart of every true Salvationist; just the people that The Army exists to save.

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He went to his bachelor rooms, knelt down, and prayed to be made like a Salvationist.

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It is as much or more than the other sensational, democratic, and (I use the word in a sound and good sense) Salvationist.

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