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salvation
[ sal-vey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.
- a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.
- Theology. deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption.
salvation
/ æˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of preserving or the state of being preserved from harm
- a person or thing that is the means of preserving from harm
- Christianity deliverance by redemption from the power of sin and from the penalties ensuing from it
- Christian Science the realization that Life, Truth, and Love are supreme and that they can destroy such illusions as sin, death, etc
salvation
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.
salvation
2- 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 .
Derived Forms
- ˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzȴ·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of salvation1
Word History and Origins
Origin of salvation1
Example Sentences
"RoboCop" is a searing indictment of Reaganism and a type of religious politics which claims that greed is good and is some type of salvation and eucharist.
The Europa League is now their last chance of salvation.
Reading became salvation, he wrote, “my escape from that loneliness.”
That a woman can be the key to her own salvation — without the help of a man, or anyone else for that matter — is still a rare thing in these films.
While they have frequently suggested they were both less than "pure" in the past — narratives of redemption and salvation are central to Christian faith, after all — the details were left vague.
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