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savior

a person who saves from danger or destruction, one who rescues or delivers

Not to be confused with:

saver – a person who saves, especially money

savor – a characteristic taste, flavor, etc.; to appreciate or enjoy the taste of; to enjoy an experience

sav·ior

(sāv′yər)

1. A person who rescues another from harm, danger, or loss.

2. Savior Christianity Jesus.

[Middle English saviour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvāre, to save; see save¹.]

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sav•ior

or sav•iour

(ˈseɪv yər)

n.

1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.

2. (cap.) a title of God, esp. of Jesus.

[1250–1300; Middle English saveour, sauveur < Old French sauvëour < Late Latin salvātor=salvā(re) to save¹ + Latin -tor -tor]

usage: See -or¹.

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Noun	1.	Savior - a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) Christ, Deliverer, Good Shepherd, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Redeemer, Saviour, the Nazarene
	2.	savior - a person who rescues you from harm or danger rescuer, saviour, deliverer messiah, christ - any expected deliverer benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

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First, during the ceremonies on Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified, the cross which stood all the year above the altar, bearing the Savior's figure, was taken down and laid beneath the altar, a dramatic symbol of the Death and Burial; and two days later, on 'the third day' of the Bible phraseology, that is on Easter Sunday, as the story of the Resurrection was chanted by the choir, the cross was uncovered and replaced, amid the rejoicings of the congregation.

Little by little, probably, as time passed, this Easter scene was further enlarged, in part by additions from the closing incidents of the Savior's life.

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The dividing line did not run, as he sometimes implies, between hardheaded, national-interest advocates and mushy would-be world saviors. It ran between those who believed that the national interest of the United States required action to prevent Hitler from taking over Europe and those who believed that the United States could live at peace with a Nazi Europe.