Weekly Word
sal·va·tion
[sal-vey-shuhn]
noun
1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
2. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.
3. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc.
4. Theology . deliverance from the power and penalty of sin; redemption.
Related forms
sal·va·tion·al, adjective
non·sal·va·tion, noun