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单词 salvation
释义

salvation

[ sal-vey-shuhn ]
/ sælˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

the 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 salvation

1175–1225; 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 salvation

sal·va·tion·al, adjectivenon·sal·va·tion, noun

Words nearby salvation

Salvador, 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

  • Nearly 20 years ago, Ronnie Rollins walked out of a hotel in Macon, Georgia, with an idea that he believed might lead the state’s struggling rural nursing homes to financial salvation.

    He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
  • It seems strange to say, since it’s been around so long, but e-commerce has been a salvation for many brands during the pandemic.

    Deep Dive: How the Summer of 2020 forced brand marketing to change for the better|jim cooper|September 14, 2020|Digiday
  • Every day he was sure I’d repent and accept the free gift of salvation.

    When Jesus Freaks Go Bad|Eugene Robinson|August 6, 2020|Ozy
  • Environmental groups are sounding the bell of salvation, begging consumers to come back to Jesus on reusables.

    Environment Report: Size Doesn’t Always Matter Under New Parks Plan|MacKenzie Elmer|July 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego

British Dictionary definitions for salvation

salvation
/ (sælˈveɪʃən) /

noun

the 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 salvation

salvational, adjective

Word Origin for salvation

C13: 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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