noun
Origin: < Gr sōtēria, deliverance (in LXX & N.T., salvation) < sōtēr, deliverer (in N.T., Savior) < sōzein, to save < sōs, saos, safe, sound, prob. < IE *twewos < base *tēu-, to swell, be strong > L tumere + -logy
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek sōtērion, deliverance (from sōtēr, savior, from saos, sōs, safe; see teuə- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + -logy
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