Erlösung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deliverance noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
- redemption noun The act of making up for past mistakes or wrongdoing and restoring one's reputation.
- reprieve verb To cancel or delay a punishment, especially an execution.
- salvation noun The act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance.
Senses
Erlösung is used for these senses in English:
- deliverance The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
- reprieve Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.
- 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
- noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
- noun The act of handing something over or bringing it to its destination.
redemption — full definition
- noun The act of making up for past mistakes or wrongdoing and restoring one's reputation.
- noun The act of exchanging a voucher, bond, or points for its cash value.
- noun In religious use, salvation from sin.