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
Tsereteli was also a painter - notably of flowers - and an architect who took a key role in reconstructing Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 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
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
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
The "saviour" might be pushing it, but the mood in the party this week suggests he is the best chance they've got.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But he was an unlikely saviour - a man who was rarely in the consciousness of the average football fan.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
"Joe is my saviour," says Janice Roscoe, as she plays cards with her paid student companion Joe Skaptason.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
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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