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. Max Lucado:

   If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.

2. Akram Attallah:

   Dahlan employed this moment to present himself as the most efficient party in the Palestinian arena and a savior for Hamas.

3. Richard Bach:

   Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah. -- The Savior's Manual

4. John Ing:

   Streaming companies were almost the savior of the industry.

5. Lynne Patton:

   I'm not promoting her as the savior, that she's the one who saves us and all our apartments are going to get done, no. I don't want to be used.

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