Saviour
noun
Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin
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
"This heat is very serious and it's really affecting our work," Wadcon Saviour Lazarus, who runs a national NGO, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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
Was it really with the birth of our Saviour?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
She told the US House Oversight Committee earlier this year how Epstein presented himself as the assistants' saviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
When they were behind against Norway in the quarter-final, Bellingham was the saviour with two goals.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But can he pull off the far bigger task ahead, and really be the "saviour" that Labour craves?
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
The eyes of his wife and children were riveted upon me as if I were their saviour.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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