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
Another former disciple, Bisola, who spent 14 years living at Scoan, accompanied Joshua on his National Healing Campaign at the Church of Our Saviour in Singapore in 2006.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 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
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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
Tracy said that school was a "saviour" for her as a child and that the money would have been "invaluable".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
How can a prince be a murderer and a saviour?
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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