Saviour
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6.6
- proper noun
- /ˈseɪvjər/
- UK
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Salvador
- Our Saviour said, "l am the vine, I am the door."
Oh well, my Lord and Savior shows grace and forgiveness.
- Oh well, my Lord and Savior shows grace and forgiveness.
- I believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and died for our sins.
- These guys debate the best way about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
- It was saying, yeah exactly, praise him, my Savior, He saved me and my Lord.
- Ichthus, which means Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.
- Later book Learn to read Simon Christ our Lord and Savior history is wrong.
Examples
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There stood, in truth, according to the common and received account, the feet of our Lord and Saviour.
Academic text (2007) -
In the city of David, there is born for you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
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Like our Saviour, on his mother's side.
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For what responsibility is ours, whose high office it is to bring forever to the birth the Saviour of the world!
Academic text (2017) -
A child shall be brought forth in the image of the Lord, a Saviour to all mankind.
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I believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and died for our sins.
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How light is my heart this blessed season of the Saviour's birth!
Fiction book (2002) -
O Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, thou didst promise to abide with us always.
Blog text (17) -
Do you, Zachary Elvis Beaver, take the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour?
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In the city of David, there is born for you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Synonyms
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1.0
A man Christians believe is the Son of God who teaches love and forgiveness
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3.5
Title for Jesus whom Christians accept as their savior and the Son of God
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3.0
A man Christians believe is God's son whose teachings started Christianity
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7.9
A Christian name for Jesus who saves people from sin
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5.1
A man from Nazareth whose teachings form the basis of Christianity
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7.2
Jesus who Christians believe is the promised savior of all people
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A man from Nazareth who taught and is the main figure of Christianity
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Saviour comes from the Latin salvare, meaning 'to save', and it shares the same root as the common words save and salvation. So a Saviour is someone who 'saves' or rescues others, which is why Christians call Jesus their Saviour.