Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An international evangelical and charitable organization founded in 1865 by William Booth as a London revival society and renamed in 1878.
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- proper noun Christianity A
protestant Christian charitable andevangelical organization originally founded to help thepoor ofLondon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
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Examples
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I called the Salvation Army, who sent round two extra-jumbo dimmies who didn't want to take anything, even for free.
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Christian Howard says she called the Salvation Army, which has posted the information about Connor's can on its website.
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"I remembered what I had done so I called the Salvation Army and they had closed," she said.
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But the next day they called the Salvation Army to ask for some help.
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Interestingly, Dad always used to talk about how The Salvation Army were the only ones who were in the foxholes with the GI's at Anzio.
Mike Schwager: Remembering My Father: His Greatest Lesson to Me Was His Life 2010
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Interestingly, Dad always used to talk about how The Salvation Army were the only ones who were in the foxholes with the GI's at Anzio.
Mike Schwager: Remembering My Father: His Greatest Lesson to Me Was His Life 2010
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By Annes criterion, any business that donates money to the Salvation Army is a legitimate target for Islamist claques.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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On the other hand, does anyone recall the Salvation Army wherever and whenever there was a crisis brought on by Them?
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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On the other hand, does anyone recall the Salvation Army wherever and whenever there was a crisis brought on by Them?
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As I pointed out previously, the stated mission of the Center is basically to be a thinktank to come up with programs to attack poverty and to publicize them It is not a charity like the Salvation Army, which is supposed to directly aid individuals in need.
Edwards Campaign: Times Refused To Talk To Beneficiaries Of His Anti-Poverty Programs 2009
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