Definition of salvation

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sal·va·tion    (sl-vshn) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. Preservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, or evil.
   2. A source, means, or cause of such preservation or deliverance.
2. Christianity
   1. Deliverance from the power or penalty of sin; redemption.
   2. The agent or means that brings about such deliverance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English savacioun, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvti, salvtin-, from salvtus, past participle of salvre, to save ; see salvage

OTHER FORMS:
sal·vation·al(Adjective)