saviour

Variant of savior

savior definition

sav·ior or saviour sav′·iour (sāv′yər)

noun

  1. a person who saves
    see save ( & )
  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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