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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

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