salvationist
- noun
- /sælˈveɪʃənɪst/
:
salvacionista
- He proudly identified himself as a salvationist, dedicating his life to serving others through faith.
Examples
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These salvationists were tribal and comic in their uniforms.
Fiction book (1990) -
The women shouted their needs, their witness to his power as a salvationist; one more tarnished soul on the right road to salvation.
Fiction book (1990) -
He was a Salvationist.
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As a committed salvationist, she volunteers every week at the local charity run by the Salvation Army.
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The salvationists organized a fundraising event to support their work helping the homeless in the community.
Surface Forms
Morphology
salvationist = Salvation Army (transparent) = salvation + ist
Derived from the proper name 'Salvation Army' with '-ist' indicating a member or supporter; the formation directly indicates organizational affiliation.
Etymology
Salvationist as a noun for a member of the Salvation Army also comes from salvation (Latin salvare, 'to save') and -ist meaning 'person who follows'; so a salvationist is literally someone who follows the idea of 'saving' others, which fits the group's charity work.
