| NOUN | act | salvation, redemption | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil |
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| act | salvation | a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness | |
| state | salvation | the state of being saved or preserved from harm | |
| act | salvation | saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation |
| Sounds | saelvey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil. | |
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| Synonym | redemption | |
| Category | theology, divinity | The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth |
| Narrower | absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin | The act of absolving or remitting |
| conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth | A spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | |
| expiation, atonement, propitiation | The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | |
| Broader | rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger |
| Spanish | redención, salvación | |
| Catalan | redempció, salvació | |
| Adjectives | salvific | pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption |
| Meaning | A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness. | |
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| Broader | means, agency, way | How a result is obtained or an end is achieved |
| Meaning | The state of being saved or preserved from harm. | |
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| Broader | safety | The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions |
| Spanish | salvación | |
| Meaning | saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation. | |
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| Example | "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" | |
| Broader | rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger |
| Spanish | salvación | |
| Verbs | salve | save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
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