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
Outside Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, worshippers are queuing to see the Holy Trinity icon.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023
Was it really with the birth of our Saviour?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The "saviour" might be pushing it, but the mood in the party this week suggests he is the best chance they've got.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Instead of scoring the goals to lift Nottingham Forest closer to safety, Morgan Gibbs-White could have been Tottenham's saviour.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
For many Spaniards, the episode sealed Juan Carlos's status as the saviour of their young democracy and the country's rejection of Francoist values.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
But he was an unlikely saviour - a man who was rarely in the consciousness of the average football fan.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
‘Trying to steal my glory, eh? No, no, son of Pluto. I am the saviour of Rome. I was promised!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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