- salvation
- \ \ see SAVE
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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Salvation — • Salvation has in Scriptural language the general meaning of liberation from straitened circumstances or from other evils, and of a translation into a state of freedom and security Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Salvation … Catholic encyclopedia
Salvation — Sal*va tion, n. [OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See {Save}.] 1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) The redemption… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salvation — (англ.; рус. Спасение): «Salvation» сингл калифорнийской панк рок группы Rancid из альбома Let’s Go (1995). «Salvation» сингл ирландской рок группы The Cranberries из альбома To the Faithful Departed (1996) «Salvation» сингл… … Википедия
salvation — ⇒SALVATION, subst. fém. A. Rare. Action d être sauvé, d échapper à l oubli, la ruine, la mort. La dernière fois que je la vis [une peinture d Ingres] (...) elle était devenue presque invisible et sans espoir de salvation (TOULET, Corresp. avec un … Encyclopédie Universelle
salvation — early 13c., originally in the Christian sense, from O.Fr. salvaciun, from L.L. salvationem (nom. salvatio, a Church Latin translation of Gk. soteria), noun of action from salvare to save (see SAVE (Cf. save)). In general (non religious) sense,… … Etymology dictionary
salvation — ► NOUN 1) Theology deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. 2) preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. 3) (one s salvation) a source or means of being saved in this… … English terms dictionary
salvation — [sal vā′shən] n. [ME salvacioun < OFr salvation < LL(Ec) salvatio < L salvatus, pp. of salvare, to SAVE1] 1. a saving or being saved from danger, evil, difficulty, destruction, etc.; rescue 2. a person or thing that is a means, cause, or … English World dictionary
Salvation — (v. lat.), 1) Rettung; 2) Vertheidigung, Verwahrung; daher Salvationsschrift, so v.w. Deductionsschrift, s.u. Deduction 6) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Salvation — Salvatiōn (lat.), Rettung, Verwahrung; Salvationsschrift, Verteidigungsschrift … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
salvation — index discharge (liberation), emancipation, mainstay, preservation, protection, redemption, rehabilitation … Law dictionary
salvation — [n] rescue, saving conservancy, conservation, deliverance, emancipation, escape, exemption, extrication, keeping, liberation, lifeline, pardon, preserval, preservation, redemption, release, reprieve, restoration, safekeeping, sustentation;… … New thesaurus
