Salvationist

 [sal-vey-shuh-nist]  

Sal·va·tion·ist

   [sal-vey-shuh-nist]
noun
1.
a member of the Salvation Army.
2.
(lowercase) a person who preaches salvation, deliverance from sin, etc., and the means of obtaining it; evangelist.
Origin:
1880–85; salvation + -ist

Related forms
sal·va·tion·ism, noun
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salvationist (sælˈveɪʃənɪst)
 
—n
1.  a member of an evangelical sect emphasizing the doctrine of salvation
2.  (often capital) a member of the Salvation Army
 
—adj
3.  stressing the doctrine of salvation
4.  (often capital) of or relating to the Salvation Army
 
sal'vationism
 
—n

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