[sal.va.tion] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL salvation-, salvatio, fr. salvare to save--more at save] (13c) 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 adj