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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But crucially, her pronouncement that a militant, moralizing crusade of Christian nationalists would be the salvation of the nation echoes the most dangerous Christian nationalist rhetoric of the GOP today.
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William Horne / Made By History, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
As an evangelical Christian tradition, Pentecostalism emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and the centrality of scripture.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Even having an international passport did not guarantee salvation.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The company had been close to bankruptcy and was now in the fourth stage, grasping for salvation.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
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William Horne / Made By History, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
As an evangelical Christian tradition, Pentecostalism emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and the centrality of scripture.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Even having an international passport did not guarantee salvation.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The company had been close to bankruptcy and was now in the fourth stage, grasping for salvation.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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