salvation
noun
sal·va·tion
sal-ˈvā-shən 
1
a
: deliverance from the power and effects of sin
b
: the agent or means of such saving or deliverance
c
Christian Science
: the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death
2
: liberation from ignorance or illusion
3
a
: preservation from destruction or failure : deliverance from danger or difficulty
The shaded garden offered salvation from the sun's heat.
b
: something that saves or delivers from danger or difficulty
Tourism was the city's salvation.
Examples of salvation in a Sentence
Tourism has been the salvation of the island.
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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So much of this character is based on the idea of salvation.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
One person’s salvation might be somebody else’s death.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Staying put rather than evacuating was one person’s demise and another’s salvation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
In Brewer’s hands, the true story of a husband and wife who form a Neil Diamond cover band and find salvation in music plays like a modern-day Frank Capra movie, joyous and painful in equal measures, but ultimately celebratory of its characters and generous toward the audience in its pleasures.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
One person’s salvation might be somebody else’s death.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Staying put rather than evacuating was one person’s demise and another’s salvation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
In Brewer’s hands, the true story of a husband and wife who form a Neil Diamond cover band and find salvation in music plays like a modern-day Frank Capra movie, joyous and painful in equal measures, but ultimately celebratory of its characters and generous toward the audience in its pleasures.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salvation
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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salvation
noun
sal·va·tion
sal-ˈvā-shən
1
: the saving of a person from sin
2
: something that saves
3
: the saving from danger or evil
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