Preservation

Noun

 * 1) The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
 * 2) *William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
 * Nature does not require Her times of preservation, which, perforce I give my tendence to
 * 1) *Ecclesiastes. xxxiv. 16
 * The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling.
 * 1) *Sir John Davies
 * Every seneseless thing by nature's light Doth preservation seek, destruction shun
 * 1) * John Locke
 * Our allwise maker has put into man the uneasiness of hunger, thirst and other natural desires, to determine their wills for the preservation of themselves, and the continuation of their species.

Thesaurus
bottling up, care, cold storage, conservancy, conservation, continuation, corking up, cover, creation, custody, dead storage, defense, dispensation, dry storage, eternal re-creation, eternal return, eternalization, eye, guard, guardianship, holding, holding in, immortalization, inhibition, keeping, lee, locking in, maintenance, perpetuating, perpetuation, prehension, preserval, protecting, protection, protective custody, providence, refuge, repression, retaining, retainment, retention, retentiveness, retentivity, safeguard, safeguarding, safekeeping, safety, salvation, saving, security, shade, shadow, shelf-room, shelter, shield, steady-state universe, storage, storage space, stowage, suppression, sustentation, tenacity, upkeep, visitations of providence, ward, warehousing, watchful eye

Translations

 * Finnish: säilyttäminen (1)