salvation
noun
sal·va·tion
sal-ˈvā-shən 
1
a
: deliverance from the power and effects of sin
b
: the agent or means that effects salvation
c
Christian Science
: the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death
2
: liberation from ignorance or illusion
3
a
: preservation from destruction or failure
b
: deliverance from danger or difficulty
Examples of salvation in a Sentence
Tourism has been the salvation of the island.
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
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Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Their salvation may come in the form of a con artist.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The house overflows with a serene sort of love amidst the chaos, everyone working toward salvation.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Henry Hobson Richardson: Drawings from the Collection of Houghton Library, Harvard University
by Jay Wickersham, Chris Milford, and Hope Mayo
For Shakespeare’s characters the possibility of a second chance could be their undoing or their salvation.
—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for salvation
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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salvation
noun
sal·va·tion
sal-ˈvā-shən
1
: the saving of a person from sin
2
: something that saves
3
: the saving from danger or evil
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