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
Under the disputes process the family is supposed to let Saviour carry out the repairs, but they say they don’t trust the company to do the work.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
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
Lansing’s Protestant chaplain, the Reverend James Post, so valued it that he hung it in his office, where it hangs still: a slick and pretty Saviour, with Willie-Jay’s full lips and grieving eyes.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
While the thought of braving the outside world may feel like the last thing you want to do, daylight can be a saviour when you are tired.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The singer added that she hoped to return to acting in future, alongside continuing to make music, which she described as "a best friend" and "a saviour".
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
"Joe is my saviour," says Janice Roscoe, as she plays cards with her paid student companion Joe Skaptason.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
By this point, Falk was beginning to look like Sweden's saviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
‘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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