savacioun

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French salvacion, sauvacion, from Late Latin salvātiō, salvātiōnem; equivalent to saven +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa(l)ˌvaːsiˈuːn/, /sa(l)ˈvaːsjun/

Noun

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savacioun (uncountable)

  1. Security; the act of making or state of being protected.
    Synonym: savete
  2. Religious salvation; deliverance from eternal doom.
    Synonym: savete
  3. An individual who acts as security or salvation.
  4. Preservation, maintenance, or that which ensures it.
  5. (rare) Deliverance from or remediation of a wrong.
  6. (medicine, rare) Medical remediation; the restoration of health.

Descendants

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  • English: salvation
  • Scots: salvation

References

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