Savior

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• 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 — Sav ior (s[=a]v y[ e]r), n. [OE. saveour, OF. salveor, F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See {Save}, v.] [Written also {saviour}.] 1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — 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