Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Saviour"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Saviour
one who saves from any form or degree of evil. In its highest
sense the word indicates the relation sustained by our Lord to
his redeemed ones, he is their Saviour. The great message of the
gospel is about salvation and the Saviour. It is the "gospel of
salvation." Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ secures to the sinner
a personal interest in the work of redemption. Salvation is
redemption made effectual to the individual by the power of the
Holy Spirit.
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)
Saviour
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: {savior},
{rescuer}, {deliverer}]
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