n.
- Theology deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.
- preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.
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(one's salvation)
a source or means of being saved in this way.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. salvacion, from eccles. L. salvation- (from salvare ‘to save’), translating Gk sōtēria.