"salvation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (synset 100094821)
referred to in: divinity, theology - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

is a type of: deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving - recovery or preservation from loss or danger
subtypes:
- absolution, remission, remission of sin, remittal - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth - a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
- atonement, expiation, propitiation - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
same as: redemption
A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness (synset 100180229)
"tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"

is a type of: agency, means, way - thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
The state of being saved or preserved from harm (synset 114562767)
is a type of: safety - the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
Saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation (synset 100097333)
"the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"

is a type of: deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving - recovery or preservation from loss or danger