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salvation

sælˈveɪʃən
WordNet
Christ as Salvator Mundi makes a blessing gesture, standing with an open Bible in his other hand and the globe at his feet. The top corners of the scene are decorated with arabesques.
Christ as Salvator Mundi makes a blessing gesture, standing with an open Bible in his other hand and the globe at his feet. The top corners of the scene are decorated with arabesques.
  1. (n) salvation
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  2. (n) salvation
    saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"
  3. (n) salvation
    a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness "tourism was their economic salvation","they turned to individualism as their salvation"
  4. (n) salvation
    the state of being saved or preserved from harm
Illustrations
The Christ Child as Salvator Mundi standing on a rainbow. The orb in the left hand, he makes a saying gesture with the right hand. Printed from damaged plate.
The Christ Child as Salvator Mundi standing on a rainbow. The orb in the left hand, he makes a saying gesture with the right hand. Printed from damaged plate.
Christ as Salvator Mundi. He is standing on a rainbow with an apple in his left hand, making a blessing gesture with his right hand. He is surrounded by clouds with little angels.
Christ as Salvator Mundi. He is standing on a rainbow with an apple in his left hand, making a blessing gesture with his right hand. He is surrounded by clouds with little angels.
The building site of the Children's Home of the Salvation Army on the Wilhelminastraat in Medan in 1916. On the left a European woman with a pram. Photo in the photo album of the Dutch architectural firm and contractor Bennink and Riphagen in Medan in the years around 1914-1919.
The building site of the Children's Home of the Salvation Army on the Wilhelminastraat in Medan in 1916. On the left a European woman with a pram. Photo in the photo album of the Dutch architectural firm and contractor Bennink and Riphagen in Medan in the years around 1914-1919.
Allegory of the Salvation of Man. Divine Mercy (Gratia) helps fallen Man (Homo) to get up. The man leans his hand on a stone, the symbol of Christ as the cornerstone referred to as Knowledge of God (Cognito Dei). On the left, in the background, she also takes care of the fallen man, in front of the House of Darkness (Domus Tenebrarum) where he has just left. In the house, the representations of the previous prints from this series have been more or less repeated. On the right side of the print is the saved man, Light of Truth (Lumen Veritas), with a burning oil lamp on his head. She points out to Man the three divine virtues, Hope, Faith and Love, which have appeared on a cloud in heaven. Above them the dove of the Holy Spirit. The presentation is clarified in the Dutch, French and German captions in the margin.
Allegory of the Salvation of Man. Divine Mercy (Gratia) helps fallen Man (Homo) to get up. The man leans his hand on a stone, the symbol of Christ as the cornerstone referred to as Knowledge of God (Cognito Dei). On the left, in the background, she also takes care of the fallen man, in front of the House of Darkness (Domus Tenebrarum) where he has just left. In the house, the representations of the previous prints from this series have been more or less repeated. On the right side of the print is the saved man, Light of Truth (Lumen Veritas), with a burning oil lamp on his head. She points out to Man the three divine virtues, Hope, Faith and Love, which have appeared on a cloud in heaven. Above them the dove of the Holy Spirit. The presentation is clarified in the Dutch, French and German captions in the margin.
Christ as Salvator Mundi standing with a globe (orb) in his left hand. He makes a blessing gesture with his right hand. He is surrounded by clouds and little angels.
Christ as Salvator Mundi standing with a globe (orb) in his left hand. He makes a blessing gesture with his right hand. He is surrounded by clouds and little angels.
The Vestal Virgins offer a burnt offering for the salvation of Augustus on an altar in a temple. A group of people appeared. Text in bottom margin.
The Vestal Virgins offer a burnt offering for the salvation of Augustus on an altar in a temple. A group of people appeared. Text in bottom margin.
The Salvation Army Children's Home, built in 1916, at 32 Wilhelminastraat in Medan. On the right at No. 30, the birth house of Willy Riphagen, the architect's son. Photo in the photo album of the Dutch architectural firm and contractor Bennink and Riphagen in Medan in the years around 1914-1919.
The Salvation Army Children's Home, built in 1916, at 32 Wilhelminastraat in Medan. On the right at No. 30, the birth house of Willy Riphagen, the architect's son. Photo in the photo album of the Dutch architectural firm and contractor Bennink and Riphagen in Medan in the years around 1914-1919.
Hexagonal depiction of the Christ Child as Salvator Mundi (with orb), adored by little John on the left and by his mother Mary on the right. Under the representation two lines of Latin.
Hexagonal depiction of the Christ Child as Salvator Mundi (with orb), adored by little John on the left and by his mother Mary on the right. Under the representation two lines of Latin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Salvation
    Saving power; that which saves. "Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day."
  2. Salvation
    The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.
  3. Salvation
    (Theol) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. "To earn salvation for the sons of men.", "Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation ."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) salvation
    Preservation from destruction, danger, or calamity; deliverance.
  2. (n) salvation
    In theology, deliverance from the power and penalty of sin.
  3. (n) salvation
    Source, cause, or means of preservation from some danger or evil.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Salvation
    sal-vā′shun act of saving: means of preservation from any serious evil: :
  2. (v.t) Salvation
    to heal, to cure: to remedy: to redeem: to gloss over
  3. (n) Salvation
    sal-vā′shun (theol.) the saving of man from the power and penalty of sin, the conferring of eternal happiness
  4. (n) Salvation
    sal-vā′shun (B.) deliverance from enemies
Quotations
Maria Montessori
If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.
Maria Montessori
Michelangelo
I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all.
Michelangelo
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Frank Lloyd Wright
An idea is salvation by imagination.
Frank Lloyd Wright
James Baldwin
There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.
James Baldwin
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own salvation.
Charles E. Popplestone
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare, to save. See Save

Usage in the news

Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive underway. ktbs.com

The Salvation Army kicked off it's annual Red Kettle drive this week. ktbs.com

Scott Salvator shoulders the holiday decorations for very special clients. nytimes.com

God doesn't love you more when you tithe , and it's not a salvation issue. knoxnews.com

From left, Lisa Berry, Dawn Brandon and Debbie Self volunteer for the Salvation Army's Thanksgiving dinner at Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken on Thursday. columbiamissourian.com

According to George Olson, business manager for the Cheboygan Salvation Army, those looking for ways to help those affected by the hurricane are being directed to the most efficient means of donating. cheboygannews.com

According to George Olson, business manager for the Cheboygan Salvation Army, those looking for ways to help those affected by the hurricane are being directed to the most efficient means of donating, the Internet. cheboygannews.com

Do you ever question your own salvation. theandersonnews.com

I think doubting one's own salvation borders on sin itself if it applies to a Christian. theandersonnews.com

Christian Bale on "Terminator Salvation" and Vaguely Explained Visits to Bartlesville. blog.newsok.com

Dalloway' brings one writer to literary salvation. csmonitor.com

Former Salvation Army executive director David Rennie is in police custody after he turned himself. thestar.com

Local schools taking part in 23rd annual Salvation Army Food Drive: Nonperishable food items to be collected through Friday at any school or at Salvation Army. plainsman.com

Clint Black performed during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys game to help the Salvation Army kick off its annual holiday fund drive. 973rivercountry.com

Captain Jon Jackson, Mount Vernon Salvation Army. mountvernonnews.com

Usage in scientific papers

Symp., N33-165. 20) J. Baro, J. Sempau, J. M. Fernandez-Varea and F. Salvat, “Penelope, an algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation of the penetration and energy loss of electrons and positrons in matter”, Nucl.
New techniques in Monte Carlo simulation: experience with a prototype of generic programming application to Geant4 physics processes

The salvation of a psycho-physical parallelism of this kind was von Neumann’s main argument for the introduction of his “first intervention” (2.2): the collapse.
Decoherence: Basic Concepts and Their Interpretation

Salvation comes, however, from the observation that the RG running of coupling constants is strong enough and drives A to a range compatible with the CMB data and the conventional range of the Higgs mass.
Asymptotic freedom in inflationary cosmology with a non-minimally coupled Higgs field

In the high dimension, low sample size setting, where consistency seems to be hopeless, sparsity turns out to be the statistician’s salvation.
Optimal detection of sparse principal components in high dimension

Usage in literature

The individual is lost in the whole, and the realization of this is salvation. "A Tour of the Missions" by Augustus Hopkins Strong

To the Christian, Jesus represents the ultimate of God's earthly manifestation, as He does the complete realization of human salvation. "India, Its Life and Thought" by John P. Jones

It robs of grace, salvation, virtue, and God with all his blessings, and that without reason, falsely and deceitfully. "Epistle Sermons, Vol. II" by Martin Luther

What eyes would they have for us when their salvation lay aboard the yacht? "The House Under the Sea" by Sir Max Pemberton

And the day of salvation is now at hand. "Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark" by Jens Christian Aaberg

Lord Salisbury is not so bad as he seems, nor is Balfour altogether beyond hope of salvation. "Ireland as It Is" by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

And verily his coming seemed to bode destruction rather than salvation. "Dreamers of the Ghetto" by I. Zangwill

While still essentially monastic, it offers salvation and a way of life to all. "History of Religion" by Allan Menzies

Filling the world with the honor of Claude and Salvator, it has never once tended to the honor of God. "Modern Painters Volume I (of V)" by John Ruskin

Some come into the world with salvation assured by being well born while others are foredoomed to failure. "Elementary Theosophy" by L. W. Rogers

Usage in poetry
How have we chased them through the field,
And trod them to the ground,
While thy salvation was our shield,
But they no shelter found!
"Psalm 18 part 2" by Isaac Watts Author object (310)
God from eternity hath willed
All flesh shall His salvation see:
So be the Father’s love fulfilled,
The Savior’s sufferings crowned through Thee.
"O Spirit of the Living God" by James Montgomery Author object (333)
Trebles and Tenors:
Blessed was she by all creation
Who brought forth the world's salvation;
Blest are they and ever blest,
Who love Thee most and serve Thee best.
"Virgin-Born! We Bow Before Thee!" by Reginald Heber
Christ can supply thy sinful mind with grace
And strength, on him thy confidence to place —
With learning, virtue, wisdom, and with worth,
Fully to work thy own salvation forth.
"Advice, To Search For The Lord Jesus Christ" by Rees Prichard
We'd faith in this great country then;
We'd hope in her great, stalwart men,
Who built a worthy nation.
Hope? Hope was ever in our hearts,
For we seemed cast for Builders' parts -
And there was our salvation.
"Hope" by C J Dennis Author object (84)
Thou Saviour God, who of thy grace
Hast brought salvation to our race,
And from infernal flames thy servants freed,
O, save us, in the day of doom,
When we to thy tribunal come,
And to the blissful seats of Eden lead!
"To The Sons Of Brutus" by Rees Prichard