1. (

• redemption ,
• salvation

) (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil ;

2. (

• salvation ,

) a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation" ;

3. (

• salvation

) the state of being saved or preserved from harm ;

4. (

• salvation ,

) saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" ;