as in rescue
the saving from danger or evil
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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There’s just something about hearing one of popular music’s great philosophers sing piously about salvation that felt strange.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Johnson joins the cast as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin who hopes she's found salvation when Jeremy hires her to complete the remaining books in a successful series that Verity is unable to finish after a mysterious accident.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This ceremony was instituted by Pope Alexander VI for the Jubilee in 1500, evoking Jesus’ description of himself in the Gospel of John as the door to salvation.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Johnson joins the cast as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin who hopes she's found salvation when Jeremy hires her to complete the remaining books in a successful series that Verity is unable to finish after a mysterious accident.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This ceremony was instituted by Pope Alexander VI for the Jubilee in 1500, evoking Jesus’ description of himself in the Gospel of John as the door to salvation.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for salvation
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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