Synonyms:
preservation, saving
Meaning: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Usage examples
The animal becomes sacred, and his preservation is a religion.
They break the first law of nature, which is that of self preservation.
But they must have been air-tight to judge from the fair preservation of some of their contents.
The men of Illinois have just two alternatives between which to choose: drastic and immediate preservation, or a gameless state.
The preservation of foxes might be an open question in such counties as Norfolk and Suffolk, but could not be so in the Brake country.
On the other hand, these ancient teachers taught with inimitable skill that God would not destroy that which was worthy of preservation.
'We have now tried most of our stores, and so far we have not found a single article that is not perfectly excellent in quality and preservation.
What had perhaps happened, she thought, was that in self-defence, for the preservation of his peace, he had made up his mind never to think of Vera.
He says, "No choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government, and so to resist force employed for its destruction by force for its preservation."
One of the old barracks, three hundred feet long, was in good preservation in 1906, being utilized by the owner, Joseph Wilde, for a store, post office, hotel, and residence.