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  2. Salvation - Wikipedia

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    Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. [1] In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences.

  3. Soter - Wikipedia

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    Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet Σωτήρ (Sōtḗr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer. The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, Sṓteira) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, Sōtería). Soter was used as:

  4. Soter (daimon) - Wikipedia

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    According to Aeschylus, Soter as the husband of Peitharchia and father of Eupraxia. [4]When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Peitharkhia (Obedience) is the mother of Eupraxia (Success), wife of Soter (Salvation)--as the saying goes.

  5. Soteriology - Wikipedia

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    Soteriology (/ s oʊ ˌ t ɪr i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; Greek: σωτηρία sōtēria "salvation" from σωτήρ sōtēr "savior, preserver" and λόγος logos "study" or "word" [1]) is the study of religious doctrines of salvation. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance in many religions. [2]

  6. Soteria (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Various texts mention the creation of her sanctuary, for example: Pausanias, Description of Greece 7. 24. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue 2nd century AD): "[In Aigion in Akhaia (Aegium in Achaea)] they also have a sanctuary of Soteria (Safety). Her image may be seen by none but the priests, and the following ritual is performed.

  7. Salvation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The word "atonement" often is used in the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew words kippur (כיפור \ כִּפּוּר, kipúr, m.sg.) and kippurim (כיפורים \ כִּפּוּרִים, kipurím, m.pl.), which mean "propitiation" or "expiation"; [web 4] The English word atonement is derived from the original meaning of "at-one-ment" (i ...

  8. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]

  9. Savior - Wikipedia

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    Savior or saviour may refer to: A person who helps people achieve salvation, or saves them from something; Religion. Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will ...