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n. - (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; Saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; The state of being saved or preserved from harm.

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  • The salvation of his party was the president's major concern
  • Tourism was their economic salvation
  • They turned to individualism as their salvation
  • The joy of Cornelius at what he called the salvation of the Meistersinger knew no bounds.
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