SALVATION


Meaning of SALVATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sal-ˈvā-shən ]

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 -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.