Saviour
1 Britishnoun
noun
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
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
In Moscow, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour echoes to Orthodox chants and prayers.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023
The song might be: Down at the cross where my Saviour died!
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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