Salus

[ sey-luhs ]

/ ˈseɪ ləs /

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noun

the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.

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Origin of Salus

From the Latin word salūs health

Ibi tertium iam mensem ger decumbebat, cuius salus erat conclamata, quem Barbari visendum Patri obtulerunt.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The goddess Salus, or Health, was much honored by the Romans.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
Esto salus et suggestor et effector judiciorum nostrorum, qui solus cum Deo patre et ejus Filio nomen possides gloriosum.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
Verba Fabii salutem incolumitatemque Viennensium commendantis; salus refers to being killed, incolumitas to being plundered: comp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

Proinde morbi quoque et aegritudines partae sunt, dum salus paritur.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz