Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).

    Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.

    Erlösung, Rettung

    спасе́ниеspasénije, избавле́ниеizbavlénije

    спасі́нняspasínnja, поряту́нокporjatúnok

    the state of being saved or preserved from harm

  2. (countable, often, uncountable)The act of saving, rescuing (in any context), providing needed safety or liberation; something that does this.

    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

  3. (countable, uncountable)The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. I gave some of my old clothes to the Salvation Army.

    ruЯ отдал немного старой одежды Армии спасения.

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  2. That will be your only salvation.

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  3. No salvation will come from them.

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  4. "God is our salvation," said the priest.

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  5. Soteriology treats of the divine agency in salvation.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the process of being saved (religion):
Русский
By meaning 1
the process of being saved (religion):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the process of being saved (religion):

Origin

From Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. D

From Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. Displaced native Old English hǣlu.

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Forms

plural: salvations

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil:redemption

Antonyms

2 antonyms
in religion:damnationperdition

Word family

10 related words

See also

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