Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salvationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sal-va-tion-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The religious doctrine of the salvation of the soul.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English salvation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English salvationism From salvation + -ism.

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Questions

What does salvationism mean?
A belief system that places the responsibility for the fulfillment of humanity outside itself, usually in the hands of a deity.
Where does salvationism come from?
Etymology tree English salvation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English salvationism From salvation + -ism.

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