salvationism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A belief system that places the responsibility for the fulfillment of humanity outside itself, usually in the hands of a deity.
  2. The religious doctrine of the salvation of the soul.

Word forms

salvationism salvationisms

Etymology

From salvation + -ism.

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