salvation

noun

sal·​va·​tion sal-ˈvā-shən 

1

a

: deliverance from the power and effects of sin

b

: the agent or means that effects salvation

c

Christian Science : the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death

2

: liberation from ignorance or illusion

3

a

: preservation from destruction or failure

b

: deliverance from danger or difficulty

salvational

sal-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

Synonyms

• deliverance
• rescue

Examples of salvation in a Sentence

Tourism has been the salvation of the island.

we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes

Recent Examples on the Web

There is also the classic Cronenberg archetype: the technology guru who hard-sells scientific progress as humankind’s salvation but is in fact consumed by his own greedy messianism. —Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Perhaps Knock is unsettling because he is being brainwashed by Orlok to view his inhumane bloodlust as his salvation. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024

But despite the grievances, the pandemic also revealed that cities and neighborhoods built to serve a 9-to-5 crowd were vulnerable — and that nightlife could be a city’s salvation. —Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024

Hands aloft, swaying in full praise and salvation, defined one of the evening's more stunning moments. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English salvacion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin salvation-, salvatio, from salvare to save — more at save

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

salvation

noun

sal·​va·​tion sal-ˈvā-shən 

1

: the saving of a person from sin

2

: something that saves

3

: the saving from danger or evil