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salvationpreservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss

Pronunciation (IPA): /sælˈveɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 구원, 구조, 해결책

Korean pronunciation: 샐-베이-션 (강세: 베이)

Example Sentences

  • Coffee was my salvation during those endless exam weeks.
  • The loan from his friend proved to be his business salvation.
  • Netflix became the salvation of bored students during the pandemic.

salvation

NOUN

//sælˈveɪʃən//

preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss

salvation concept
💡 Concept

Rescue from certain disaster

salvation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Salvation arrives at the station, uniting every nation.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sælˈveɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/sælˈveɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootsalv-
Suffix--ation

Origin

From Latin 'salvatio' meaning the act of saving or preservation, derived from 'salvare' (to save), which comes from 'salvus' (safe, whole). The word entered English through Old French 'salvation' in the 13th century.

🎵Rhyme

stationcreationnationvacation
station
creation
nation
vacation

🔗Collocations

find salvation
eternal salvation
salvation army
seek salvation
path to salvation
personal salvation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Coffee was my salvation during those endless exam weeks.

The loan from his friend proved to be his business salvation.

😄 Fun example

Netflix became the salvation of bored students during the pandemic.

Many people turn to religion in search of spiritual salvation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

rescuedeliveranceredemptionliberationrelief

Antonyms

damnationdestructionruin

Related

saviorsavesalvagesanctuary

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