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salvation

sal.va.tion \sal-'va--sh*n\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL salvation-, salvatio, fr. 
   salvatus, pp. o]f salvare to save - more at SAVE 1: the saving of man from 
   the power and effects of sin  2: liberation from clinging to the phenomenal 
   world of appearance and final  union with ultimate reality Christian 
   Science  3: the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all 
   bringing with  it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and 
   death 4a: preservation from destruction or failure  4b: deliverance from 
   danger or difficulty  5: the agent or means or the course of spiritual 
   experiences determining th e soul's redemption 6: something that saves from 
   danger or difficulty : a source, cause, or m eans of preservation