- salvational
- adjective see salvation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
salvational
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salvational — shənəl, shnəl adjective : of, relating to, or conducive to salvation a salvational religion the individual psyche in different stages of its salvational career Joseph Katz elect him back to the salvational office he had resigned Janet Flanner … Useful english dictionary
salvational — See salvation. * * * … Universalium
salvational — adjective Of or pertaining to salvation. Syn: salvatory … Wiktionary
salvational — adj. pertaining to deliverance, pertaining to redemption; pertaining to a rescue … English contemporary dictionary
salvational — sal·va·tion·al … English syllables
salvation — salvational, adj. /sal vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. 2. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. 3. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm,… … Universalium
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