noun. The act of preserving, or keeping safe or sound; the act of keeping from injury or decay: as, the preservation of life or of property.

noun. The state of being preserved from injury or decay; escape from destruction or danger: as, a building in good preservation.

noun. A means of security or escape.

noun. The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; ; a picture in good preservation.

noun. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

noun. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

noun. a process that saves organic substances from decay

noun. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

noun. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

"He does it in preservation is of His rich goodness and mercy, so that we may well spend our lives in grateful praise, honoring to Him, and delightful to pious hearts (Ps 147: 1)."

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