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# salvation

«salvation» in Mova's school dictionary: **being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#m1)

2) Salvation is anything that saves you from danger, trouble or failure, as in "The bus was my salvation in the rain." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#m2)

### sense in the 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

- Christians believe Jesus came to bring salvation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x1)
- The Salvation Army band played carols in the town square. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x2)
- The lifeboat was the sailors' salvation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x3)
- That library was my salvation on rainy days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x4)
- The sermon was about God's gift of salvation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x5)
- A cold drink was salvation after the long hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x6)
- She carries the banner in front of the combating army, and brings victory and salvation to her fatherland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Verb save; noun saviour (Saviour for Jesus). Spelling: -tion. Do not confuse with "salivation" (making spit).

### In the corpora

- [Christian Aid, CAFOD, Tearfund, the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities help people in poverty and disaster.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity/13/)
- [The Salvation Army's motto of care is often put as soup, soap and salvation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/11/)
- [Quakers and the Salvation Army do not usually hold baptism with water, so some list baptism as shared by nearly all churches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/16/)
- [I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1617/)
- [And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.373/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «salvation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salvation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.