salvation (noun)
1salvation — ► NOUN 1) Theology deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. 2) preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. 3) (one s salvation) a source or means of being saved in this… …
2salvation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual, personal ▪ universal ▪ eternal VERB + SALVATION ▪ bring, offer …
3salvation — early 13c., originally in the Christian sense, from O.Fr. salvaciun, from L.L. salvationem (nom. salvatio, a Church Latin translation of Gk. soteria), noun of action from salvare to save (see SAVE (Cf. save)). In general (non religious) sense,… …
4salvation — noun Etymology: Middle English salvacion, from Anglo French, from Late Latin salvation , salvatio, from salvare to save more at save Date: 13th century 1. a. deliverance from the power and effects of sin b. the agent or means that effects… …
5salvation — noun 1》 Theology deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. 2》 preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. ↘(one s salvation) a source or means of being saved in this… …
6salvation — noun (U) 1 the state of being saved from evil or death in the Christian religion 2 something that prevents danger, loss, or failure: be the salvation of: The recent rain will be the salvation of this year s wheat crop …
7salvation — noun 1) salvation by way of repentance Syn: redemption, deliverance, reclamation Ant: damnation 2) that conviction was her salvation Syn: lifeline, preservation; means of escape, help …
8salvation — noun 1) praying for salvation Syn: redemption, deliverance 2) that man was her salvation Syn: lifeline, means of escape, saviour • Ant: damnation, ruin …
9Salvation Army — noun the Salvation Army a Christian organization that tries to help poor people …
10Salvation Army — noun Date: 1878 an international religious and charitable group organized on military lines and founded in 1865 by William Booth for evangelizing and social betterment (as of the poor) …