2. Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Savior — or Saviour refers to a person who helps people achieve Salvation, or saves them from something: Religion *In Christian theology, Jesus Christ *Honorific title of Hellenistic leaders, see Soter Film * Savior (movie), 1998 film starring Dennis… … Wikipedia
savior — c.1300, one who delivers or rescues from peril, also a title of Jesus Christ, from O.Fr. sauveour, from L.L. salvatorem (nom. salvator) a saver, preserver (Cf. Sp. salvador, It. salvatore), from salvatus, pp. of salvare to save (see SAVE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
savior — or saviour [sāv′yər] n. [ME sauveour < OFr < LL salvator, one who saves (< L salvare, to SAVE1), in LL(Ec), the Savior, Jesus, transl. of Gr(Ec) sōtēr] 1. a person who saves: see SAVE1 (vi. 2 & 5) 2. [S ] God … English World dictionary
savior — index Samaritan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
savior — [n] person who redeems, aids in time of difficulty conservator, defender, deliverer, friend in need*, Good Samaritan*, guardian, guardian angel, hero, liberator, preserver, protector, rescuer, salvager, salvation; concepts 370,416 Ant. enemy, foe … New thesaurus
Savior — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Savior Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
Savior — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Savior est un film réalisé en 1998 par Predrag Antonijevic. Savior est une chanson des Red Hot Chili Peppers dans leur album de 1999 Californication.… … Wikipédia en Français
Savior — En este artículo sobre películas se detectaron los siguientes problemas: Necesita ser wikificado conforme a las convenciones de estilo de Wikipedia. Carece de fuentes o referencias que aparezcan en una fuente acreditada. P … Wikipedia Español
savior — sav|ior [ seıvjər ] noun count 1. ) a person who saves someone or something from trouble or danger: He was hailed as the savior of a country ravaged by 15 years of civil war. 2. ) the Savior or Our Savior a name that Christians sometimes use for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
savior — saviorhood, saviorship, n. /sayv yeuhr/, n. 1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country. 2. (cap.) a title of God, esp. of Christ. 3. (cap.) Class. Myth. an epithet of Artemis. Also, saviour. [1250 1300; ME saveour,… … Universalium
