— 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, sauveur sauvëour salvator, equiv. to L salva ( re ) to SAVE 1 + -tor -TOR ]
Usage . See -or 1 .