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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

soteriology \so*te`ri*ol"o*gy\ (s[-o]*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. swthri`a safety (from swth`rios saving, swth`r a savior, sw`zein to save) + -logy.] 1. A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soteriology n 1: the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency