:2. gen. Preservation from destruction, ruin, loss, or calamity. In mod. use chiefly with more or less allusion to [[sense]] 1. for or in salvation of: in order to save or preserve. | :2. gen. Preservation from destruction, ruin, loss, or calamity. In mod. use chiefly with more or less allusion to [[sense]] 1. for or in salvation of: in order to save or preserve. |