salvation

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evilSynonyms: redemption
a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness“tourism was their economic salvation”“they turned to individualism as their salvation”
the state of being saved or preserved from harm
saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation“the salvation of his party was the president's major concern”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. [1913 Webster]

To earn salvation for the sons of men.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation.— 2. Cor. vii. 10.[1913 Webster]

3.Saving power; that which saves. [1913 Webster]

Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day.— Ex. xiv. 13.[1913 Webster]

Salvation Army, an organization for prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style. [1913 Webster]