Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Savior"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who
brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Savior
n 1: a prophet of the first century; to Christians he was both
God and man--the Messiah sent to save the human race
from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man (circa
8 BC - 29 AD) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {Jesus
Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd},
{Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]
2: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {saviour},
{rescuer}, {deliverer}]
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