pääste

Pääste is an Estonian noun meaning rescue, deliverance, or salvation. In secular usage it denotes the act or result of saving someone or something from danger, harm, or difficulty. In religious contexts, pääste refers to salvation or deliverance from sin and its consequences, often described as a gift or outcome of divine action. The word is derived from the verb päästa, meaning to save or release; pääste thus expresses either the process of saving or the state of being saved.

It is used across Estonian literature, media, and discourse to discuss physical rescues as well as spiritual or moral deliverance. In theology and biblical usage, pääste is a central concept representing deliverance from sin and the possibility of eternal life, commonly linked to ideas of faith, grace, and repentance. Pääste also appears in idiomatic phrases describing relief from hardship, mercy, or rescue in crisis situations.