savior
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yər noun
1.
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
2.
( initial capital letter ) a title of God, especially of Christ.
3.
( initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology. an epithet of Artemis.
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World English Dictionary
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| a person who rescues another person or a thing from danger or harm | |
| [C13 saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see | |
| savior or (US) savior | |
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| [C13 saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see | |
| Saviour or (US) Savior (ˈseɪvjə) | |
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| Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin | |
| Savior or (US) Savior | |
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Word Origin & History
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 (v.)). In Christian sense, translation
of Gk. soter "savior." Replaced O.E. hælend "healer."
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Example sentences
Snowboarding has been my savior, allowing me to keep my blood pumping and to take every advantage of what mountain snow can offer.
Perhaps courts are the wrong savior for our privacy concerns.
Principal reductions have been touted as the savior of the foreclosure crisis.
It's amusing to see the number of people here looking for that techno savior.
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