a member of an evangelical sect emphasizing the doctrine of salvation
2. (often capital)
a member of the Salvation Army
adjective
3.
stressing the doctrine of salvation
4. (often capital)
of or relating to the Salvation Army
Derived forms
salvationism (salˈvationism)
noun
Salvationist in American English
(sælˈveiʃənɪst)
noun
1.
a member of the Salvation Army
2. (lc)
a person who preaches salvation, deliverance from sin, etc., and the means of obtaining it; evangelist
Derived forms
salvationism
noun
Word origin
[1880–85; salvation + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: highball, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, rain check, regionalism-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: apologist, dramatist, novelist, realist, socialist