salvation

  • 21salvation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual, personal ▪ universal ▪ eternal VERB + SALVATION ▪ bring, offer …

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  • 22salvation — n. 1 the act of saving or being saved; preservation from loss, calamity, etc. 2 deliverance from sin and its consequences and admission to heaven, brought about by Christ. 3 a religious conversion. 4 a person or thing that saves (was the… …

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  • 23salvation — noun Etymology: Middle English salvacion, from Anglo French, from Late Latin salvation , salvatio, from salvare to save more at save Date: 13th century 1. a. deliverance from the power and effects of sin b. the agent or means that effects… …

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  • 24Salvation — The gracious deliverance of God, especially redemption from sin and its consequences, this salvation that is fulfilled through the death of Jesus Christ. Salvation also means our participation in the Glory of our Lord …

    Dictionary of church terms

  • 25salvation — sal|va|tion [ sæl veıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) in the Christian religion, the act of being saved by God from evil 2. ) something or someone that helps someone in a bad or dangerous situation: During the divorce, work was my salvation. a ) the act of …

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  • 26SALVATION —    deliverance from disease, EVIL or spiritual bondage. JUDAISM and ISLAM regard it as obedience to the law of GOD as expressed in their respective SCRIPTURES. CHRISTIANITY sees salvation as the forgiveness of SIN and reconciliation with GOD… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 27salvation — noun 1》 Theology deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. 2》 preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.     ↘(one s salvation) a source or means of being saved in this… …

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  • 28salvation — noun (U) 1 the state of being saved from evil or death in the Christian religion 2 something that prevents danger, loss, or failure: be the salvation of: The recent rain will be the salvation of this year s wheat crop …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29salvation — noun 1) salvation by way of repentance Syn: redemption, deliverance, reclamation Ant: damnation 2) that conviction was her salvation Syn: lifeline, preservation; means of escape, help …

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  • 30salvation — noun 1) praying for salvation Syn: redemption, deliverance 2) that man was her salvation Syn: lifeline, means of escape, saviour • Ant: damnation, ruin …

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