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
Suarez labors in vain to reconcile the sincerity of God's salvific will with the theory of negative reprobation.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
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