salvation
part of speech
noun (salvation — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever. tree →
2) Salvation is anything that saves you from danger, trouble or failure, as in "The bus was my salvation in the rain." tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Tradition sees God's saving at the sea as the great example of salvation (yeshuah). The Song of the Sea is sung every day in prayer. In the primary lessons: In church and RE, salvation is a central idea of Christianity; other faiths have their own ideas of being saved or freed. The Salvation Army is a Christian church and charity that helps homeless and poor people. In stories, "salvation" is the rescue at the last moment. Phrases: the Salvation Army, salvation from, a source of salvation, be someone's salvation.
examples
- I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord. (Torah GEN.49.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation; this is my God, and I will glorify Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him. (Torah EXO.15.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation. (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation. (Writings PSA.38.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. (Writings PSA.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! (Writings PSA.14.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Christians believe Jesus came to bring salvation. tree →
- The Salvation Army band played carols in the town square. tree →
- The lifeboat was the sailors' salvation. tree →
- That library was my salvation on rainy days. tree →
- The sermon was about God's gift of salvation. tree →
- A cold drink was salvation after the long hike. tree →
- She carries the banner in front of the combating army, and brings victory and salvation to her fatherland. tree →
note
Uncountable. Verb save; noun saviour (Saviour for Jesus). Spelling: -tion. Do not confuse with "salivation" (making spit).
In the corpora
- I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.
- And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel?
- Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
- The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
- Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Trees and pragmatics
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