Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of saving or protecting from harm, loss, or an unpleasant situation: "Salvation" refers to the action of rescuing someone or something from danger or a dire state.
   • A source, means, or cause of such saving or protection: "Salvation" can also refer to the thing that saves or preserves someone from a difficult situation.
   • (Theology) Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed to be brought about by faith in Christ: In religious contexts, "salvation" specifically means spiritual redemption and eternal life.

Usage Examples

• General Use (Rescue from harm/situation):
  • The timely loan was the salvation of the small business. (The loan saved the business from failure.)
  • Finding fresh water was their salvation in the desert. (The water saved them from a desperate situation.)
• Theological Use (Spiritual deliverance):
  • Many religions offer a path to salvation. (They offer a way to achieve spiritual redemption.)
  • He found salvation through his faith. (He achieved spiritual deliverance through his beliefs.)

Advanced Usage

• "To find/work out one's own salvation": To find one's own way to solve a problem or achieve safety, often implying personal responsibility.
  • The government won't help; we must work out our own salvation. (We must find our own solution.)
• "Salvation of souls": A theological phrase emphasizing the goal of saving people spiritually.
  • The missionary's work was dedicated to the salvation of souls.

Variants and Related Words

• Salvage (noun/verb): The act of saving property from loss (e.g., a ship) or the act of saving something from ruin. (e.g., )
• Savior (noun): A person who saves someone or something from danger or difficulty. (e.g., )
• Salvific (adjective): Pertaining to or having the power to bring about salvation, especially spiritual. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Rescue: The act of saving someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.
• Redemption: (Often theological) The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
• Deliverance: The action of being rescued or set free.

Related Phrases

• Salvation Army: A Christian charitable organization.
  • She volunteered at the local Salvation Army shelter.
• Salvation history: (Theology) The pattern of events in the Bible through which God saves humanity.
  • The course focused on the themes of salvation history.

Related Idioms

• "There is no salvation outside...": A phrase, often used in religious or dogmatic contexts, to state that safety or truth is found only in one specific place or doctrine.
  • The old dogma claimed there was no salvation outside the church.

Noun

1. saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
   • the salvation of his party was the president's major concern
2. the state of being saved or preserved from harm
3. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
   • tourism was their economic salvation
   • they turned to individualism as their salvation
4. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil