/ sælˈveɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
( in Christianity ) the state of being saved from the power of evil :
to pray for the salvation of the world
2.
a way of protecting sb from danger, disaster, loss, etc. :
Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French salvacion , from ecclesiastical Latin salvation- (from salvare to save), translating Greek sōtēria .