Savior
['sevjɚ]
Definition
(v.) One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.
(v.) Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian.[2]. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Redeemer,[See FRUGAL], Mediator, Messiah, The_Anointed, The_Word
Editor: Terence
Examples
- Where is my erstwhile savior? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He fully believes that he is looking upon the very spot where the Savior gave up his life. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Not least among the blessings is a shattering of the good-and-bad-man theory: the assassination of tyrants or the adoration of saviors. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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