salvation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin salvātiō Old French salvacionbor. Middle English savacioun English salvation From Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. Displaced native Old English hǣlu.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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(countable, often, uncountable, with allusion to the previous sense) 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.
1981 December 5, Tom Wilson, “Hepatitis”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 14:
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(countable, uncountable) 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, [...].
1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salvatioun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| salvations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
damnation (antonym(s) of “in religion”) · perdition (antonym(s) of “in religion”)
Deriveds
salvationism · sally · salvation Jane · salvationist · nonsalvation · Salvationist
Relateds
salvational · salvatic · salvationary · salvatory · salvage
Translations (125)
bg спасе́ние (the process of being saved (religion)) · ja 救済 (the process of being saved (religion)) · it salvezza (the process of being saved (religion)) · be выратава́нне (the process of being saved (religion)) · de Erlösung (the process of being saved (religion)) · mk избавле́ние (the process of being saved (religion)) · pt salvação (the process of being saved (religion)) · ms penyelamatan (the process of being saved (religion)) · de Rettung (the process of being saved (religion)) · haw ola (the process of being saved (religion)) · ja 救い (the process of being saved (religion)) · es salvación (the process of being saved (religion)) · az nicat (the process of being saved (religion)) · ru спасе́ние (the process of being saved (religion)) · lus chhandamna (the process of being saved (religion)) · lt išgelbėjimas (the process of being saved (religion)) · el λύτρωση (the process of being saved (religion)) · hu megváltás (the process of being saved (religion)) · gd saoradh (the process of being saved (religion)) · io salveso (the process of being saved (religion)) · ms takhlisan (the process of being saved (religion)) · ug قۇتقۇزۇش (the process of being saved (religion)) · ar خَلَاص (the process of being saved (religion)) · pl odkupienie (the process of being saved (religion)) · fi pelastus (the process of being saved (religion)) · la conservatio (the process of being saved (religion)) · sl odrešenje (the process of being saved (religion)) · af verlossing (the process of being saved (religion)) · ga slánú (the process of being saved (religion)) · cy iachawdwriaeth (the process of being saved (religion)) · az xilas (the process of being saved (religion)) · gv saualtys (the process of being saved (religion)) · pl zbawienie (the process of being saved (religion)) · fa نجات (the process of being saved (religion)) · ta முத்தி (the process of being saved (religion)) · io salvo (the process of being saved (religion)) · lv glābšana (the process of being saved (religion)) · ist salvissa (the process of being saved (religion)) · pl ratunek (the process of being saved (religion)) · ky куткаруу (the process of being saved (religion)) · sh spasenje (the process of being saved (religion)) · yue 救贖 /救赎 (the process of being saved (religion)) · no frelse (the process of being saved (religion)) · az qurtuluş (the process of being saved (religion)) · cmn 救贖 /救赎 (the process of being saved (religion)) · be ратава́нне (the process of being saved (religion)) · kk құтылыс (the process of being saved (religion)) · ar تَطْهِير اَلنَّفْس (the process of being saved (religion)) · mr मुक्ती (the process of being saved (religion)) · uk поряту́нок (the process of being saved (religion)) · tg наҷот (the process of being saved (religion)) · ast salvación (the process of being saved (religion)) · uz najot (the process of being saved (religion)) · cu съпасєниѥ (the process of being saved (religion)) · ur مغفرت (the process of being saved (religion)) · ur مکتی (the process of being saved (religion)) · ca salvació (the process of being saved (religion)) · af redding (the process of being saved (religion)) · chr ᎥᏓᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗ (the process of being saved (religion)) · nrf salut (the process of being saved (religion)) · fr salut (the process of being saved (religion)) · csb zbawienié (the process of being saved (religion)) · nl verlossing (the process of being saved (religion)) · sv frälsning (the process of being saved (religion)) · clt khuona (the process of being saved (religion)) · ko 구원 (the process of being saved (religion)) · he גאולה (the process of being saved (religion)) · cmn 救恩 (the process of being saved (religion)) · az qurtarış (the process of being saved (religion)) · oc sauvacion (the process of being saved (religion)) · uz qutilish (the process of being saved (religion)) · he יְשַׁעֲ (the process of being saved (religion)) · et pääste (the process of being saved (religion)) · tr kurtuluş (the process of being saved (religion)) · vi sự cứu rỗi (the process of being saved (religion)) · nan-hbl 救贖 /救赎 (the process of being saved (religion)) · cy gwaredigaeth (the process of being saved (religion)) · pap salbashon (the process of being saved (religion)) · fi pelastaminen (the process of being saved (religion)) · dz ཐར་པ (the process of being saved (religion)) · ro mântuire (the process of being saved (religion)) · mn аврал (the process of being saved (religion)) · ang hǣlu (the process of being saved (religion)) · be рату́нак (the process of being saved (religion)) · tr selamet (the process of being saved (religion)) · te ముక్తి (the process of being saved (religion)) · gl salvación (the process of being saved (religion)) · kk құтқару (the process of being saved (religion)) · oc salvacion (the process of being saved (religion)) · hi मुक्ति (the process of being saved (religion)) · ro salvare (the process of being saved (religion)) · mk спасе́ние (the process of being saved (religion)) · cs spása (the process of being saved (religion)) · uk спасі́ння (the process of being saved (religion)) · ru избавле́ние (the process of being saved (religion)) · ka ხსნა (the process of being saved (religion)) · el σωτηρία (the process of being saved (religion)) · th ความรอด (the process of being saved (religion)) · shn တၢင်းၵႄႇၶျွတ်ႈ (the process of being saved (religion)) · got 𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (the process of being saved (religion)) · da frelse (the process of being saved (religion)) · id keselamatan (the process of being saved (religion)) · sk spasenie (the process of being saved (religion)) · ur نجات (the process of being saved (religion)) · fa رستگاری (the process of being saved (religion)) · id penyelamatan (the process of being saved (religion)) · mt salvazzjoni (the process of being saved (religion)) · lo ຄວາມພົ້ນ (the process of being saved (religion)) · la salus (the process of being saved (religion)) · enm savement (the process of being saved (religion)) · sq shpëtim (the process of being saved (religion)) · yi גאולה (the process of being saved (religion)) · sk spása (the process of being saved (religion)) · yue 救恩 (the process of being saved (religion)) · hy փրկություն (the process of being saved (religion)) · yi ישועה (the process of being saved (religion)) · fo frelsa (the process of being saved (religion)) · grc σωτηρία (the process of being saved (religion)) · ota نجات (the process of being saved (religion)) · nan-hbl 救恩 (the process of being saved (religion)) · km ការសង្គ្រោះ (the process of being saved (religion)) · sk vykúpenie (the process of being saved (religion)) · sh спасење (the process of being saved (religion)) · bn নাজাত (the process of being saved (religion)) · enm savacioun (the process of being saved (religion))