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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The proceeds will benefit the Chula Vista Salvation Army youth summer camps and holiday gift giving and families. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 Zoom in: San Francisco already has a high concentration of secondhand stores across the city, ranging from traditional options like Goodwill and Salvation Army to high-end boutique consignments and resale retailers like Crossroads Trading Co. and Buffalo Exchange. Nadia Lopez, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025 An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025 United Way of Northwest Indiana, Salvation Army and Portage Recovery Association all considered the building but ultimately rejected it. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 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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“Salvation Army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Salvation%20Army. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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