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salvation Definition


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salvation
noun
    1. The act of saving someone or something from harm.
      Thesaurus: deliverance, liberation, emancipation, rescue, reprieve, pardon, escape.
    2. A person or thing that saves another from harm.
    3. relig.
      The liberation or saving of man from the influence of sin, and its consequences for his soul.
      Thesaurus: redemption, mercy, forgiveness, sanctification, work of grace, regeneration, rebirth.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin salvatus saved, from salvare to save.



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