salvation
English
/sælˈveɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
- The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savacioun derived from Old French savaciun derived from Latin salvatio.
Origin
Latin
salvatio
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Salvationist English
- salvational English
- salvationally English
- salvationary English
- salvationism English
- salvationist English
- salvatio Latin
- salvus Latin
- salvare Italian
- sauvable French
- sauver French
- sauvetage French
- sauveuse French
- *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- savacioun Middle English
- savaciun Old French
- salvar Ido
- saulver Middle French
- sauvé Louisiana Creole French