n. The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
n. 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.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
n. The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness.
n. Saving power; that which saves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Preservation from destruction, danger, or calamity; deliverance.
n. In theology, deliverance from the power and penalty of sin.
n. Source, cause, or means of preservation from some danger or evil.
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n. saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
n. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
n. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
n. the state of being saved or preserved from harm
Word Usage
"You shelve your future, or what you call your salvation, on the merits of a Sacrifice, and think yourselves relieved of all further trouble."