Dictionary entries for 'salvation'

Synonyms

deliverance
delivery
rescue
salvage

sal·va·tion (săl-vā́shən)

[Middle English savacioun, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, salvātiōn-, from salvātus past participle of salvāre, to save; see salvage.]

noun

1. Preservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, or evil.
2. A source, means, or cause of such preservation or deliverance.
Christianity
1. Deliverance from the power or penalty of sin; redemption.
2. The agent or means that brings about such deliverance.

derivatives

sal·vátion·al: adjective

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition