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sal⋅va⋅tion
[sal-vey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. |
| 2. | the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. |
| 3. | a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. |
| 4. | Theology. deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption. |
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| sal·va·tion (sāl-vā'shən) n.
[Middle English savacioun, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, salvātiōn-, from salvātus, past participle of salvāre, to save; see salvage.] sal·va'tion·al adj. |
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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. 2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton. Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2. Cor. vii. 10. 3. Saving power; that which saves. Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex. xiv. 13. 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.Cite This Source
salvation
Being “saved” among Christians; salvation is freedom from the effects of the Fall of Man. This freedom comes through faith in Jesus, who is called in the New Testament “the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” The Apostles taught that those who experience salvation in their lifetime on Earth and continue in their friendship with God will inherit eternal happiness in heaven.
salvation
In Christianity, union or friendship with God and deliverance from original sin and damnation. Jesus promised salvation to his followers.
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Salvation
This word is used of the deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptians (Ex. 14:13), and of deliverance generally from evil or danger. In the New Testament it is specially used with reference to the great deliverance from the guilt and the pollution of sin wrought out by Jesus Christ, "the great salvation" (Heb. 2:3). (See REDEMPTION ØT0003084; REGENERATION.)
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