salvation
[ sal-vey-shuh n ]
/ sælˈveɪ ʃən /
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.
Origin of salvation
OTHER WORDS FROM salvation
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British Dictionary definitions for salvation
salvation
/ (sælˈveɪʃən) /
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
Derived forms of salvation
salvational, adjectiveWord Origin for salvation
C13: from Old French
sauvacion, from Late Latin
salvātiō, from Latin
salvātus saved, from
salvāre to
save
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Cultural definitions for salvation (1 of 2)
salvation
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.
Cultural definitions for salvation (2 of 2)
salvation
In Christianity, union or friendship with God and deliverance from original sin (see also original sin) and damnation. Jesus promised salvation to his followers.