n. [ OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save. ] 1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

To earn salvation for the sons of men. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Saving power; that which saves. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. Ex. xiv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

Salvation Army, an organization for prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being “General.” They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the Salvation Army. [ 1913 Webster ]