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salvation definition

sal·va·tion (sal vā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a saving or being saved from danger, evil, difficulty, destruction, etc.; rescue
  2. a person or thing that is a means, cause, or source of preservation or rescue
  3. Theol. deliverance from sin and from the penalties of sin; redemption

Etymology: ME salvacioun < OFr salvation < LL(Ec) salvatio < L salvatus, pp. of salvare, to save

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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