salvific
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of salvific
1585–95; < Medieval Latin salvificus, equivalent to Latin salv ( us ) safe + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
Example Sentences
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Mr. Scorsese suggests there is something salvific in crafting a thing of beauty—even when its subject is hell and one of its residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
His appeal lies in the salvific vision he has sold to his supporters, a compelling narrative of paradise past, the fallen present, and a glorious future.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2017
Neither Peale nor other popular religious voices of his era were easily grouped under a shared banner of salvific self-help and American nationalism.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2016
Why wouldn’t corporations be obvious candidates for supporting salvific work in the world?
From Time ● Jul. 1, 2014
Ripalda's hypothesis of the universality of grace is truly sublime and would have to be accepted if God's salvific will could be demonstrated by revelation or some historic law to suffer no exceptions.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
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