salvation

noun

sal·​va·​tion sal-ˈvā-shən 

1

a

: deliverance from the power and effects of sin

b

: the agent or means that effects salvation

c

Christian Science : the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death

2

: liberation from ignorance or illusion

3

a

: preservation from destruction or failure

b

: deliverance from danger or difficulty

salvational

sal-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

Synonyms

• deliverance
• rescue

Examples of salvation in a Sentence

Tourism has been the salvation of the island.

we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes

Recent Examples on the Web

For Shakespeare’s characters the possibility of a second chance could be their undoing or their salvation. —Alexander Leggatt, The New York Review of Books, 28 Nov. 2024

Here's hoping that, if they are needed this November, our courts will be our rock and salvation. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

But the situation also sets off a wave of panic and confusion as people come to grips with the idea of being killed by the very same thing that once seemed to be the key to their salvation. —Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024

Because that empathy, my friends, is our salvation. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English salvacion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin salvation-, salvatio, from salvare to save — more at save

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

salvation

noun

sal·​va·​tion sal-ˈvā-shən 

1

: the saving of a person from sin

2

: something that saves

3

: the saving from danger or evil