'Salvation Army' definitions:

Definition of 'Salvation Army'

noun

A charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless

From: GCIDE

Salvation \Sal*va"tion\, n. [OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity. [1913 Webster]
2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness. [1913 Webster]
To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2. Cor. vii. 10. [1913 Webster]
3. Saving power; that which saves. [1913 Webster]
Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex. xiv. 13. [1913 Webster]
Salvation Army, an organization for prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style. [1913 Webster]