SALVIFICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

salvifically (comparative more salvifically, superlative most salvifically)

For the purpose of salvation.

Jesus was salvifically crucified, according to the New Testament.

Source: Wiktionary


SALVIFIC

Sal*vif"ic, a. Etym: [L. salficus saving; salvus saved, safe + facere to make.]

Definition: Tending to save or secure safety. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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