savior

[ seyv-yer ]

noun

Origin of savior

1250–1300; Middle English saveour, sauveur<Old French sauvëour<Late Latin salvātor, equivalent to Latin salvā(re) to save¹ + -tor-tor

See -or¹.

“The Russians might be the Christian saviors of the world,” Jacobs said back in June, 2013.
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Then there are the Saviors, a cult-like group of survivors led by a violent man named Negan.
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Latin Americans have a long history of putting their faith in saviors instead of systems.
Argentina’s Drag & Drop Democracy | Jeff Campagna | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Accountable Care Organizations were supposed to be the saviors of the health care system.
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Yet he ultimately chides, “As gays and lesbians, we should stop looking for saviors at the top and start looking for them within.”
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I thank the founders, the defenders, the saviors of the Republic.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) | Robert G. Ingersoll
He rather enjoyed these frequent interviews with the coming saviors.
The Cassowary | Stanley Waterloo
We have no means of learning how many of the Saviors were of royal blood, as the genealogy of some of them is not given.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey Graves
And we find that most of the other Saviors virtually and practically taught the same doctrine.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey Graves
Here is more pagan logic—the same reasoning they employed to prove the divinity of their Saviors and demigods.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey Graves

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