As a Noun: 1. In Christianity, the fact that Christ has saved a person from evil. A religious sign. English = salvation, deliverance. 2. A person who saves people from danger, used especially to refer to Christ. English = saviour. 3. The things that have been saved from a wrecked ship or destroyed building. English = salvage. 4. Help that comes just in time; a rescue made just in the nick of time. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. In Christianity, to save someone from evil through belief in Christ. A religious sign. English = save, (be) saved. 2. To save things from being lost or destroyed, for example from a ship that has sunk or from a building that has been destroyed. English = salvage. 3. To help someone escape from harm or an unpleasant situation just in time; to rescue just in time; to save just in time.