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Where does “salvationist” come from?

salvationist (English) comes from English salvation, from Middle English savacioun, from Tagalog Salvacion, from Spanish Salvación, from Latin salvatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

salvationist (English): Relating to the doctrine of salvation; A person...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the doctrine of salvation; A person...

Ancestry of “salvationist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalvationThe process of being saved, the state of having...
2Middle Englishsavaciounsalvation
3TagalogSalvacion—
4SpanishSalvación—
5Latinsalvatiodeliverance, salvation
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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