salvation

sal-va-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    [religion]Deliverance from sin and its consequences; eternal life.

  2. 2.

    Preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

  3. 3.

    A source of preservation or rescue.

Forms

plural: salvations

Related words

Antonyms: damnation
See also: deliverance, redemption, rescue
Synonyms: deliverance, redemption, rescue

Etymology

From Latin salvatio, from salvare ("to save"), from salvus ("safe").