n.
Pronunciation: sal- ' v ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English salvacion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin salvation-, salvatio, from salvare to save ― more at SAVE
Date: 13th century
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
– sal · va · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective