to save
- verb
- /seɪv/
- Formal
- If God exists truly... - Dear Lord, save this sinner from himself.
- save souls
- God can save
- saved through Christ
What would you do to save your soul?
- What would you do to save your soul?
- And I got these tattoos before I was saved the second time.
Examples
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Save your soul, save your mind, save your spirit, save your joy.
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What would you do to save your soul?
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No, no, no, no, save me, save me.
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So Long story short, save yourself if you can.
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You can still save yourself and lead a normal life.
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Besides, it is time to save lives and not to think of death.
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I'm only doing this to make music to save souls.
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You're trying to save my soul.
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Trying to save their souls from the fiery depths of hell.
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What must one do to save their soul from sin?
Synonyms
To save someone from danger or evil
Save someone from sin or evil in a religious way
To stop a person or thing from being ruined
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment
- Informal
To stop wasting time trying to convince someone who will not listen
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To help someone out of a dangerous or very bad situation at the last moment
Compounds
- Offensive
A man who keeps helping women in a way that is too much and makes him seem foolish and self-important
How Redeemed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Save comes from Latin salvare 'to make safe', the same root that gives us salvation. So in religion to be saved is to be kept safe from sin or its consequences.