Saviour
noun
Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin
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Saviour
1 British
/ ˈseɪvjə /
noun
saviour
2
British
/ ˈseɪvjə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of saviour
C13 saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see save 1
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Saviour Iwezue traces her environmental awakening to when she was nine years old.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Saviour Kasukuwere has promised to return to Zimbabwe to campaign but authorities say he faces arrest for alleged past crimes.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
The song might be: Down at the cross where my Saviour died!
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Tourret was more sceptical: "It's no gamechanger and no great saviour, I'm afraid".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Manchester City "has not only just been a football club for the area. It's a bit of a saviour, to be honest," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
By that time, we may have a better idea of whether Liverpool's saviour has been able to work his wonders with Germany.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She told the US House Oversight Committee earlier this year how Epstein presented himself as the assistants' saviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
‘Yes, you fool! I will be remembered as the saviour of Rome. Now keep them away while I destroy Gaia!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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