Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin salvation-, salvatio, from salvare to save; more at SAVE
Pronunciation : sal-vA-sh&n
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. deliverance, redemption; act of saving, act of rescuing; savior, means of deliverance. salvation\sal*va"tion\ , n. [oe. salvacioun, sauvacion, f. salvation, fr. l. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. see:
save.].
2. the act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
3. (theol.) the redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. to earn salvation for the sons of men. godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. -.
4. cor. vii.
5. 3. saving power; that which saves. fear ye not; stand still, and see:
the salvation of the lord, which he will show to you to-day. xiv. 13.salvation army, an organization for prosecuting the work of christian evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities. it is virtually a new sect founded in london in 1861 by william booth. the evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being "general." they wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style.salvation n.
6. (christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption].
7. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation".
8. saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"salvation this word is used of the deliverance of the israelites from the egyptians (ex. 14:13), and of deliverance generally from evil or danger. in the new testament it is specially used with reference to the great deliverance from the guilt and the pollution of sin wrought out by jesus christ, "the great salvation" (heb. 2:3). (see:
redemption; regeneration.).
9. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
10. The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness.
11. Saving power; that which saves. saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation" the state of being saved or preserved from harm.
12. 1. In Christianity, salvation is the fact that Christ has saved a person from evil. The church's message of salvation has changed the lives of many.
13. The salvation of someone or something is the act of saving them from harm, destruction, or an unpleasant situation. those whose marriages are beyond salvation.
14. If someone or something is your salvation, they are responsible for saving you from harm, destruction, or an unpleasant situation. The country's salvation lies in forcing through democratic reforms. In religion, deliverance from fundamentally negative conditions, such as suffering, evil, death, or samsara, or the restoration or elevation of the natural world to a higher, better state. Eastern religions tend to stress self-help through individual discipline and practice, sometimes over the course of many lifetimes, though in Mahayana Buddhism bodhisattvas and certain buddhas may act as intervening divine agents. In Christianity, Jesus is the source of salvation and faith in his saving power is stressed. Islam emphasizes submission to God. Judaism posits collective salvation for the people of Israel.
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