Question: Here is one sentence: I'm normally a big fan of lifesaving, but in his case we can make an exception.
Here is another sentence: He took a course in lifesaving.
Does the lifesaving mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Raise a smile.
Here is another sentence: Raise your hands.
Does the raise mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The love of money is the root of all evil.
Here is another sentence: Communism's Russian root.
Does the root mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The institution of marriage.
Here is another sentence: He had become an institution in the theater.
Does the institution mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning