salvation

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  1. noun Preservation or deliverance from destruction, difficulty, or evil.
  2. noun A source, means, or cause of such preservation or deliverance.
  3. noun Christianity Deliverance from the power or penalty of sin; redemption.
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  • This salvation is all mine, through Christ, by faith.—Rose a little after six; very feeble; nearly read through the book of Ezra, and saw how God helps the good in times of difficulty. —  Religion in Earnest
  • Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. —  Wounded Bird
  • The only way to a salvation is the way of Devine messengers. —  legitgov
  • Fear not, your salvation is at hand with a new EEG-controlled toy developed by Uncle Milton Industries that allows you to use 'the Force' to move a ball up and down in a tube using only the power of your mind. —  Slashdot: Science
  • (Nothing worse than starting to bonk only to discover that your salvation is a bar that expired in May 2003.) —  newsobserver.com blogs
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  1. Middle English savacioun, from Old French sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, salvātiōn-, from salvātus, past participle of salvāre, to save; see salvage.

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  1. from Middle English salvacioun, salvacion, sauvacion, savacion, from Old French (and F.) salvation = Provencal Spanish salvacion = Portuguese salvação = Italian salvazione, from Late Latin salvatio(n-), deliverance, salvation, a saving, from salvare, past participle salvatus, save: see save.
 

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