salvation

The word “salvation” means the act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance. In plain terms, being rescued or saved — used both in everyday situations and in a religious sense.

“Salvation” is pronounced sal-VAY-shn (/sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/ in IPA).

Here is “salvation” used in a sentence: “The new investor was the company's salvation after months of losses.”

The opposite of “salvation” — its antonyms — are damnation and perdition.

“Salvation” is a noun.

The word “salvation” comes from Latin. From Latin salvatio, "a saving," from salvare, "to save" — from salvus, "safe.".

“Salvation” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the C1 level.

“Salvation” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance.

"Salvation" refers to being saved or rescued from danger, harm, or sin, while "redemption" emphasizes being freed, restored, or bought back, often after wrongdoing. In religious use, salvation is the state of being saved, whereas redemption is the act or process that makes it possible.

No. Although "salvation" is common in religious contexts to mean being saved from sin, it also has an everyday meaning: the act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm. For example, a rescue plan can be described as "the salvation of a struggling company."

Both mean being rescued or set free, and they often overlap. "Deliverance" tends to stress the moment of being freed from a specific threat or captivity, while "salvation" can describe both a single rescue and an ongoing saved state, especially in a spiritual sense.