Synonyms:
redemption, salvation
Meaning: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
Synonyms:
salvation
Meaning: a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
Usage examples
He represented safety, salvation, everything that made life worth living.
The Apostle Paul tells us that every man must work out his own salvation.
'We are taught to hope, that prayer and penitence will work our salvation.
"Yes; and I would have said it, had death and salvation overtook me for it.
He is still alive; I would stake my salvation on it; God cannot be mistaken."
If the defence of Padua is the pledge for the salvation of Venice, who would hesitate to go and defend it?
"Sire!" said he, "Your Majesty is at this moment signing the glory of the nation and the salvation of Europe!"
By the mother who bore you--for the love of Heaven--by your hope of salvation, I implore you to put back for the box!"
The ordinary moralistic state of mind makes the salvation of the world conditional upon the success with which each unit does its part.
Partial and conditional salvation is in fact a most familiar notion when taken in the abstract, the only difficulty being to determine the details.