soteriology Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

So*te`ri*ol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. safety (from saving, a savoir, to save) + -logy.
Definitions
  1. A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health.
  2. (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ.

Webster 1913