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Definitions

salvation

[sal-vey-shuhn] / sælˈveɪ ʃən /
NOUN
rescue, saving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deliverance emancipation liberation pardon redemption restoration
STRONG
conservancy conservation escape exemption extrication keeping lifeline preservation release reprieve safekeeping sustentation
WEAK
preserval
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction
WEAK
endangerment harm hurt injury loss waste

Example Sentences

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Islamic fasting is oriented toward submission to divine will, while Christian penance is animated by gratitude for the incarnate God who suffered, died and rose again for the salvation of humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

For wealthier Cubans, solar panels are the salvation.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

From a distance, they worry about the cost of mistaking destruction for salvation.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

But the pain of it was her salvation.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson