SAVIOUR


Meaning of SAVIOUR in English

( US savior )

■ noun

1》 a person who saves someone or something from danger or harm.

2》 ( the/our Saviour ) (in Christianity) God or Jesus Christ.

Origin

ME: from OFr. sauveour , from eccles. L. salvator (translating Gk sōtēr ), from late L. salvare 'to save'.

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