salvation的英文定义

In theology, salvation can mean three related things:

being saved from something, such as suffering or the punishment of sin - also called deliverance;
being saved for something, such as an afterlife or participating in the Reign of God - also called redemption;
being saved through a process of healing or transformation to wholeness, such as gaining secret knowledge, being deified or becoming Christlike.
Salvation can also be understood in terms of social liberation, as in liberation theology.

Definitions of salvation on the Web:

redemption: (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
the state of being saved or preserved from harm
saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party w