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savior Definition

sav·ior (sāv′yər)

noun

  1. a person who saves
  2. God
  3. Jesus Christ

Etymology: ME sauveour < OFr < LL salvator, one who saves (< L salvare, to save), in LL(Ec), the Savior, Jesus, transl. of Gr(Ec) sōtēr

savior Synonyms

savior

n.

  1. One who saves another

    deliverer, rescuer, preserver, hero, knight, protector, guardian, guardian angel, good genius, good Samaritan, benefactor, friend at court*, friend in need*.

    Antonyms enemy*, seducer*, murderer. *

  2. Christ; often capital; often Saviour

    Redeemer, Messiah, Intercessor, Mediator, Advocate, Surety, The Perfect Sacrifice, The Final Sacrifice; see also Christ.

    Antonyms devil*, demon*, Power of Evil.

savior Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • world: Furthermore, Christ was to be the Savior of the world, how could He not manifest Himself to the world?
  • mankind: With his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ became a savior of mankind.
  • man: First Timothy 4:10 says, " God is the Savior of all men.

Converse of object

  • need: We need a savior who is: " holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
  • become: That's where the trouble sets in: everyone is demanding that he becomes the savior of the town.
  • have: But do not fret, for unlike all those past years, we have a savior now.
  • crucify: By the time they took up their quills, vague reports about a crucified savior named Jesus were widely afloat.
  • rise: We serve a risen savior, He's in this world today.
  • send: And, as a result, God sent a savior, Moses.

Adjective modifier

  • personal: But if you accept Jesus as your personal savior, God will accept His sacrificial death on your behalf.
  • false: The false savior was sitting on the highest pinnacle of the highest throne in the dominant city of Rome.
  • other: Because He's the Savior, there is no other savior, and we can't save ourselves.
  • true: This one who was the false savior of the world knew absolutely nothing about the birth of the true Savior of the world.
  • only: Unity is the only savior for my homeland Macedonia and my dear ethnic Macedonian brothers and sisters in and out of Macedonia!

Modifies a noun

  • god: The ' dying and arising savior gods ' of surrounding nations would have NO BEARING on the issue for the first couple of decades.
  • syndrome: The cowboy savior syndrome is more a danger than retardation.

Preposition: in

respect: And the end of verse 10, that we may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.