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noun (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
noun a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
noun the state of being saved or preserved from harm
originFrom Middle English savacioun, from Old French savaciun, salvaciun, from Latin salvātiō. Displaced native Old English hǣlu.
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