So-tĕ′/rĭ-ŏl′o-gy, n.

n. 1. [Gr. σωτηρία, safety, from σωτήριος, saving, from σωτήρ, a savior, from σώζειν, to save, and λόγος, discourse.] A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health.

2Sense 2. [Gr. σωτήρ, savior, and λόγος, discourse.] (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ. Schaff.