单词 | salvation |
释义 | salvation[ sal-vey-shuhn ] / sælˈveɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR salvation ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. Theology. deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption. Origin of salvation1175–1225; Middle English salvatio(u)n<Late Latin salvātiōn- (stem of salvātiō), equivalent to salvāt(us) (past participle of salvāre to save1; see -ate1) + -iōn--ion; replacing Middle English sa(u)vaciun, sauvacion<Old French sauvacion<Late Latin, as above OTHER WORDS FROM salvationsal·va·tion·al, adjectivenon·sal·va·tion, nounWords nearby salvationSalvador, Salvadorian, salvage, salvage archaeology, Salvarsan, salvation, Salvation Army, Salvationist, Salvation Jane, Salvatore, salva veritate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salvation
British Dictionary definitions for salvationsalvation / (sælˈveɪʃən) / nounthe act of preserving or the state of being preserved from harm a person or thing that is the means of preserving from harm Christianity deliverance by redemption from the power of sin and from the penalties ensuing from it Christian Science the realization that Life, Truth, and Love are supreme and that they can destroy such illusions as sin, death, etc Derived forms of salvationsalvational, adjectiveWord Origin for salvationC13: from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, from Latin salvātus saved, from salvāre to save 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for salvation (1 of 2)salvation Being “saved” among Christians (see also Christian); salvation is freedom from the effects of the Fall of Man. This freedom comes through faith in Jesus, who is called in the New Testament “the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” The Apostles taught that those who experience salvation in their lifetime on Earth and continue in their friendship with God will inherit eternal happiness in heaven. Cultural definitions for salvation (2 of 2)salvation In Christianity, union or friendship with God and deliverance from original sin (see also original sin) and damnation. Jesus promised salvation to his followers. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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