noun
salvation
sal-VAY-shn
noun
1
The act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance.
"The new investor was the company's salvation after months of losses."
2
(religion) The state of being saved from sin and its consequences.
"The sermon focused on faith as the path to salvation."
How to Use Salvation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBeing rescued or saved — used both in everyday situations and in a religious sense.
Common pairings
salvation from
the road to salvation
a source of salvation
Word Forms
salvationed past tense, salvations plural, salvations singular
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Etymology
From Latin salvatio, "a saving," from salvare, "to save" — from salvus, "safe."