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Saviour

1 British  
/ ˈseɪvjə /

noun

  1. Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin

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saviour 2 British  
/ ˈseɪvjə /

noun

  1. a person who rescues another person or a thing from danger or harm

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Etymology

Origin of saviour

C13 saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see save 1

Example Sentences

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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

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