salvation
noun /sælˈveɪʃn/
/sælˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable]- (in Christianity) the state of being saved from the power of evil
- to pray for the salvation of the world
- The medieval Church believed in salvation through faith and works.
- salvation from sin
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- personal
- universal
- …
- bring
- offer
- seek
- …
- salvation from
- a way of protecting somebody from danger, disaster, loss, etc.
- Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- personal
- universal
- …
- bring
- offer
- seek
- …
- salvation from
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French salvacion, from ecclesiastical Latin salvation- (from salvare ‘to save’), translating Greek sōtēria.