| 1. | an international Christian organization founded in England in 1865 by William Booth, organized along quasi-military lines and devoted chiefly to evangelism and to providing social services, esp. to the poor. |
| 2. | a retail store operated by the Salvation Army selling donated clothing, furniture, books, etc., at low prices: This sofa was a bargain at the Salvation Army. |
Sal·va·tion Army  (sāl-vā'shən)  n. An international evangelical and charitable organization founded in 1865 by William Booth as a London revival society and renamed in 1878. |