salvation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sal·va·tion /sælˈveɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] 1 PREVENTsomething that prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failure 解救物;救星,救助者be somebody’s/something’s salvation A drug treatment program was Ron’s salvation. 戒毒治疗计划拯救了罗恩。salvation of The Internet turned out to be the salvation of the company. 最终因特网挽救了这家公司。2. RRCin the Christian religion, the state of being saved from evil 〔基督教中〕灵魂的拯救,救赎
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salvation• Nor is there any salvation in the rake's progress of perpetual devaluation.• We do not take all this for granted and look for salvation to come from somewhere outside the created order.• He'd been offered a second chance of salvation.• The beasts of the field, pedigree or otherwise, were included by the Bible in the plan of salvation.• Initially the religious innovations of Edward's reign reflected the Lutheran doctrines on salvation and the eucharist.• LaLanne had added a new dimension to the diet gurus' puritanical quest for spiritual salvation through the body: exercise.• Construction of the factory proved to be the salvation of the local economy.• What may be their salvation, in fact, are 30 species of animals who were studied for the way they live.• So he had no choice but to head west again, then north toward salvation.be somebody’s/something’s salvation• The only alternative was the Salvation Army.• The monthly compensation-cheque is their ticket to salvation.• They all think education is our salvation, but the smarter a nation gets, the more wars it has.• Nor is there any salvation in the rake's progress of perpetual devaluation.• For believers, the essential problem was personal salvation.• She was not one for planning or manoeuvring but confidential reports are kept on Salvation Army officers throughout their careers.• Every street is a road to salvation.• There is the Salvation Army that is mentioned.Origin salvation (1200-1300) Old French Late Latin salvatio, from salvare; → SAVE1sal·va·tion nounChineseSyllable
or something or that someone prevents saves Corpus
salvation
sal‧va‧tion /sælˈveɪʃən/
noun [uncountable]1. something that prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failure
be sb’s/sth’s salvation
A drug treatment program was Ron’s salvation.
salvation of
The Internet turned out to be the salvation of the company.
2. in the Christian religion, the state of being saved from evil
sal‧va‧tion /sælˈveɪʃən/
noun [uncountable]1. something that prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failurebe sb’s/sth’s salvation
salvation of
2. in the Christian religion, the state of being saved from evil