Salvation Army

noun

: an international religious and charitable group organized on military lines and founded in 1865 by William Booth for evangelizing and social betterment (as of the poor)

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Decluttering and donating your items to donation centers like Salvation Army can actually help save you money when the hectic tax season comes around. —

Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026 The dresses were taken to the Port Kells Salvation Army in Surrey. —

Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026 Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services dispatched two trucks serving meals and hygiene kits to those affected. —

Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Other projects in Phillips’ and evo’s portfolio, among many, include revitalizing a 100-year-old mattress factory in Seattle, the historic Tahoe City Inn building in California, and evo’s Portland location, which transformed a former Salvation Army building built in 1890. —

Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Salvation Army

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Salvation Army was in 1878

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