Definition of Salvetion
Sal*va"tion (?), n. [OE.
salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L.
salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance
from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from
the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring
on him of everlasting happiness.
To earn salvation for the sons of
men. Milton.
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to
salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 10.
3. Saving power; that which saves.
Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation
of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. Ex.
xiv. 13.
Salvation Army, an organization for
prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the
degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in
London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female,
have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being
"General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of
work adopt a quasi military style.
Sal*va"tion (?), n. [OE.
salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L.
salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance
from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from
the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring
on him of everlasting happiness.
To earn salvation for the sons of
men. Milton.
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to
salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 10.
3. Saving power; that which saves.
Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation
of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. Ex.
xiv. 13.
Salvation Army, an organization for
prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the
degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in
London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female,
have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being
"General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of
work adopt a quasi military style.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (religion) the process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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