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salvation
/sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
8ADJ
individual, personal | eternal
VERB + SALVATION
bring | seek | attain, find | work out
PREP
~ from | ~ through
Definitions
noun
1
The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.
2
The act of saving, rescuing (in any context), providing needed safety or liberation; something that does this.
Though this is not meant as a medical advice, smoking grass was an occasional salvation; it reduced the nausea, raised my spirits and even gave me a small appetite.
3
The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.
If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate concern, [...].
verb
1
To save, in the religious sense; to bring to salvation.
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Synonyms
noun — (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evi
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Collective salvation is not possible without personal salvation, but the latter is achievable.
Wiktionary02
Though this is not meant as a medical advice, smoking grass was an occasional salvation; it reduced the nausea, raised my spirits and even gave me a small appetite.
Wiktionary03
If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly
Wiktionary04
"God is our salvation," said the priest.
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This world's salvation lies exclusively in the heart of the human being, in its ability to reflect, in humility and responsibility.
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First Contact became humanity's salvation as it was at the brink of self-destruction.
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