Definitions for Savior
ˈseɪv yərSav·ior

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer(noun)

   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)

2. savior, saviour, rescuer, deliverer(noun)

   a person who rescues you from harm or danger

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1. savior(Noun)

   A person who rescues another from harm.

   Etymology: From savior.

2. Savior(ProperNoun)

   Jesus Christ

   Etymology: From savior.

Webster Dictionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Savior

   one who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger

   Etymology: [OE. saveour, OF. salveor, F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See Save, v.]

2. Savior

   specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer

   Etymology: [OE. saveour, OF. salveor, F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See Save, v.]

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1. Savior

   Savior is a 1998 war film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Nataša Ninković. It is about an American mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War.

How to pronounce Savior?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Savior in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Savior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Savior in a Sentence

1. Hermann Hesse:

   In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.

2. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini:

   Some people insist on disguising this Great Satan as the savior angel. (However), the Iranian nation expelled this Satan (from the country); we must not allow that when we expelled it through the door, it could return and gain influence (again) through the window.

3. William Hallman:

   Creation and redemption are the spheres in which these glories are displayed. In creation we see the eternal power and deity that belong to God alone (Rom. 120) while a deeper and richer glory is unfolded in the wondrous cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. There God is fully revealed, not only in terms of His dominion and deity, but in His holiness, love, and grace. At the Cross I learn what creation could never tell me--who God is and what He is to me, a guilty sinner. God is love therefore, He is both light and life. A Savior-God What marvelous grace and glory.

4. Danielle Brown:

   He said that it was an accident, that he didn’t mean to kill her and he just wanted to scare her and hurt her because she hurt him so bad, [He also said] that he wanted to be her savior, he wanted to be the one that came in after a quote-unquote intruder did and save her.

5. Jody Buckner:

   Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life, our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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