salvific

salvific Definition

sal·vific (sal vif′ik)

adjective

bringing salvation

Etymology: LL(Ec) salvificus < salvificare, to save < salvus, saved from sin (< L, safe) + L -ficare, -fy

salvific Related Forms

sal·vif′i·cally adverb

salvific Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

effect: The NT emphasizes, however, a close link between the salvific effect of Jesus ' death and his being raised from the dead.
work: First, it seems that it broadens out the focus of Christ's salvific work from simply his death to his Passion.
will: Pinnock affirms boldly as a truth of revelation " the universal salvific will of God, " i.e. His desire to save every man.
message: Why should an all-powerful god pick such a crude and clumsy way of passing on His salvific message?
significance: It must follow that the objective truth and intelligibility, the intrinsic meaning, the salvific significance, of history is also sacramental.
act: Is it a love that wills to the original full communion with God through Christ's restoration - a redeeming and a salvific act?

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