salvation
pronunciation
How to pronounce salvation in British English:
UK [sælˈveɪʃn]
How to pronounce salvation in American English:
US [sælˈveɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
- a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
- the state of being saved or preserved from harm
- saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation
Word Origin
- salvation
- salvation: see save
- salvation (n.)
- c. 1200, originally in the Christian sense, "the saving of the soul," from Old French salvaciun and directly from Late Latin salvationem (nominative salvatio, a Church Latin translation of Greek soteria), noun of action from past participle stem of salvare "to save" (see save (v.)). In general (non-religious) sense, attested from late 14c. Meaning "source of salvation" is from late 14c. Salvation Army is from 1878, founded by the Rev. William Booth.
Example
- 1. For salvation , the art world is looking east .
- 2. So where in nature can we look for salvation ?
- 3. The salvation army branch in sarasota is equally overrun .
- 4. Gorilla dung could conceivably be the salvation of the planet .
- 5. Lest I fail to attain salvation .