noun
- Theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil.
- synonyms: redemption
- A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness.
- usage: "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
- The state of being saved or preserved from harm.
- Saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation.
- usage: "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"
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