Courage is a kind of salvation.
Plato
Have you ever made a sentence with the word “salvation“? Do you know where the word “salvation” comes from? The word means “the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil”. Although the word has theological senses, we have other meanings that may be used in various contexts. Before we give some interesting examples, we ought to look at its etymological roots first.
The word “salvation” probably first appeared as “saluatiun” or “salvationem” in Latin circa 1200, which means “the saving of the soul from the influence of sin”. The word was used with a general sense (non theological meaning) of “preservation or protection from danger, calamity or destruction circa 14th century. Presumably, the words selam, salam, selamet, shalom, salim (words from Turkish, Arabic and Hebrew) et cetera come from the same root. Here are some examples with the word “salvation”:
1. Human beings should hope and pray for salvation.
2. Group therapy sessions have been her salvation.
3. The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering. (William Faulkner)
4. The ability to manipulate knowledge, she implied, could be their very salvation.