salvation (n.)

  1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

    [ Syn: redemption ]

  2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; tourism was their economic salvation; they turned to individualism as their salvation'

  3. the state of being saved or preserved from harm

  4. saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; the salvation of his party was the president's major concern'

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