Savior

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Savior \Sav"ior\ (s[=a]v"y[~e]r), n. [OE. saveour, OF. salveor,
     F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See {Save},
     v.] [Written also {saviour}.]
     1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or
        danger.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who
        brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Savior
       n 1: 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) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus
            of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ},
            {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]
       2: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {saviour},
           {rescuer}, {deliverer}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "savior":
     Audubon Society, Jesus, King of Kings, Lamb of God,
     National Wildlife Service, Our Lord, Prince of Peace, Sierra Club,
     Son of God, air-sea rescue, champion, coast guard, conservationist,
     conservator, deliverer, emancipator, forest ranger, freer,
     game warden, keeper, liberator, lifeboat, lifeguard, lifesaver,
     manumitter, preservationist, preserver, ranger, redeemer, rescuer,
     safekeeper, salvation, saver, taxidermist
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "Savior":
     Christ, Christ Jesus, Emmanuel, God the Son, God-man, Immanuel,
     Jesu, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, King of Glory,
     King of Heaven, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Lord Jesus,
     Lord of Lords, Lord our Righteousness, Messiah, Our Lord,
     Prince of Peace, Redeemer, Son of God, Son of Man, the Advocate,
     the Anointed, the Christ, the Christ Child, the Door, the Galilean,
     the Good Shepherd, the Infant Jesus, the Intercessor, the Judge,
     the Lamb, the Life, the Master, the Mediator, the Nazarene,
     the Only-Begotten, the Risen, the True Vine, the Truth, the Vine,
     the Way