salvation
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salvation
- /sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. Displaced native Old English hǣlu.
noun salvations · salvatioun
- The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell). Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.
- The act of saving, rescuing (in any context), providing needed safety or liberation; something that does this. Though this is not meant as a medical advice, smoking grass was an occasional salvation; it reduced the nausea, raised my spirits and even gave me a small appetite.
- The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved. If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate concern, [...].
verb salvations · salvationing · salvationed · salvatioun
- To save, in the religious sense; to bring to salvation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: redemption, saved, saviour, savior, reincarnation, victoria, howdy, greeting, welcome, salvo, forgiveness, drawee, saving, bail-out, bailout, save
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noun the process of being saved (religion)
| Español | salvación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구원 guwon |
| 日本語 | 救済 kyūsai, 救い sukui |
| 中文 | 救恩 jiù'ēn, 救贖 /救赎 jiùshú |
| हिन्दी | मुक्ति mukti |
| Português | salvação |
| Français | salut |
| Deutsch | Erlösung, Rettung |
| Italiano | salvezza |
| Ελληνικά | σωτηρία sotiría, λύτρωση lýtrosi |
| Română | salvare, mântuire |
| Русский | спасе́ние spasénije, избавле́ние izbavlénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự cứu rỗi |
| العربية | خَلَاص ḵalāṣ, تَطْهِير اَلنَّفْس taṭhīr an-nafs |
| עברית | גאולה g'ulá, יְשַׁעֲ |
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title = {salvation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salvation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
