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Webster 1913 Edition

(sō̍-tēˊrĭ-ŏl′ō̍-jy̆)

Noun.

[Gr.

σωτηρία

safety (from

σωτήριοσ

saving,

σωτήρ

a savior,

σώζειν

to save) +

-logy

A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health.

(Theol.)

The doctrine of salvation by

Jesus Christ

soteriology ‎(plural soteriologies)

the study of salvation