Salvation

/sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/ · noun

Meaning

(religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
2. (often with allusion to the previous sense) The act of saving, rescuing (in any context), providing needed safety or liberation; something that does this.
3. 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.
4. (rare) To save, in the religious sense; to bring to salvation.

Example Sentences

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

Though this is not meant as a medical advice, smoking grass was an occasional salvation; it reduced the nausea, raised my spirits and even gave me a small appetite.

If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate concern, [...].

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Word Forms

• salvations
• salvatioun
• salvationing
• salvationed

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