salvific
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- adjective
- /sælˈvɪfɪk/
- Formal
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salvífico
- The pastor spoke about the salvific power of forgiveness and its ability to heal relationships.
- salvific power
- salvific grace
- salvific event
Examples
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The third feature of the "prophetic" model of salvation is the notion of distinct stages in God's salvific intervention in human history.
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God's grace and thoughts are to be found not only in the salvific work of Christ but also in all aspects of creation:
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Israel had a unique calling and experience, which could have proven salvific for the entire world.
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In the Christ event, God's salvific will is made present in the world "historically, really, and irrevocably."
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The Spirit's work, we may be sure, is not for nothing; it is always salvific, creating wholeness and blessing.
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According to Hutardo, Jesus' words and deeds led his followers to regard him as God's salvific agent.
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In Christian terms, the paschal mystery achieves a universal scope through the salvific work of Jesus Christ.
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For Augustine, the high point of this economy of salvific revelation is the appearance of Jesus Christ as Incarnate Wisdom.
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By sharing the suffering of creation, the triune God demonstrates that suffering itself is not redemptive and salvific.
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The incarnation is definitive, irrevocable, unrepeatable, permanent, and in that sense finished, although Jesus' salvific work mediating divine graciousness continues.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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Helping someone feel forgiven and want to change their life
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That helps save someone in a spiritual way
Bringing rescue from sin and spiritual harm
Antonyms
How Saving
Surface Forms
Morphology
salvific = save (semi-transparent) = salv + ific
The connection to 'save' or 'salvation' is recognizable but the Latin-derived combining form '-ific' and the word's formal/theological use make the formation less immediately transparent to most learners.
Etymology
The word salvific comes from the Latin root salv- meaning 'safe' or 'to save', the same root you see in salvation and the everyday verb save. So something salvific is literally 'saving' or bringing safety, which is why it means having the power to bring about salvation.