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