salvation
salvation
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- (Theology)deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ
(神学)灵魂的得救；超度；救世
■preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss
拯救；挽救；救助
they try to sell it to us as economic salvation.
他们试图把它作为经济救助卖给我们。
■(one's salvation)a source or means of being saved in this way
拯救；救助；解救办法
his only salvation was to outfly the enemy.
他惟一的解救办法是在飞行速度上超过敌人。
- Middle English: from Old French salvacion, from ecclesiastical Latin salvation- (from salvare 'to save'), translating Greek sōtēria
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