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salvation army
(encz) | Salvation Army,Armáda Spásy náb. sekta luke |
Salvation Army
(gcide) | Salvation \Sal*va"tion\, 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.
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2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and
liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of
everlasting happiness.
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To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton.
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Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2.
Cor. vii. 10.
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3. Saving power; that which saves.
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Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of
the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex.
xiv. 13.
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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.
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salvation army
(wn) | Salvation Army
n 1: a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and
to care for the poor and homeless |
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Salvation Army
(gcide) | Salvation \Sal*va"tion\, 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.
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2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and
liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of
everlasting happiness.
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To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton.
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Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2.
Cor. vii. 10.
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3. Saving power; that which saves.
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Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of
the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex.
xiv. 13.
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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.
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