What does salvationary mean?
Salvationary means Relating to or providing salvation..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Relating to or providing salvation..
[…] formulas of belief […] are only salvationary when they become the outward expression of a surcharged soul whom divine truth has emancipated.
Mugson had a rich Uncle Archie who had married a lady evangelist. “Aunt Tibbie is so keen on saving souls,” he told us, “she is positively dangerous. She regards every one of us as a prospect for her salvationary lust; although she has not really saved Uncle Archie, as it would be detrimental to his business.”
International organization […] was here portrayed as a magic spell that would make all previous politics and diplomacy obsolete. ¶ These salvationary hopes were based on the illusion that the American-Soviet-British alliance, which had won World War II, would command the future.
Use salvationary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Salvationary means Relating to or providing salvation..
Common synonyms include salvatic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] formulas of belief […] are only salvationary when they become the outward expression of a surcharged soul whom divine truth has emancipated.
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