salvation
sal vay shuhn
- n (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
- n a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
tourism was their economic salvation
they turned to individualism as their salvation - n the state of being saved or preserved from harm
- n saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
the salvation of his party was the president's major concern
- The majority of those who went to the Kumbh Mela went with the idea of personal salvation.
- Faced with plunging popularity, economic woes and a brewing corruption scandal, President Arroyo wants to prove that she can lead the Philippines to salvation.
- Calvinists believe that the human will is instrumental in the experience of salvation.