Saviour
noun
Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin
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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
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
Attractions at the park in St Saviour include carousels, bouncy castles and gaming hubs.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 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
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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