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pelastus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deliverance noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
  • lifesaver noun Someone or something that saves a person's life, especially by rescue.
  • redemption noun The act of making up for past mistakes or wrongdoing and restoring one's reputation.
  • rescue verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
  • retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
  • salvation noun The act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance.

Senses

pelastus is used for these senses in English:

  • deliverance The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
  • lifesaver (figurative) Someone or something that is very useful or helpful.
  • redemption (religion) Salvation from sin.
  • rescue An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
  • retrieve (sports) The return of a difficult ball
  • salvation 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.

deliverance — full definition

  1. noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
  2. noun The act of handing something over or bringing it to its destination.

lifesaver — full definition

  1. noun Someone or something that saves a person's life, especially by rescue.
  2. noun Someone or something extremely useful or helpful in a difficult situation.

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