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Webster 1913 Edition

Savior

Sav′ior

(sāv′yẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
saveour
, OF.
salveor
, F.
sauveur
, fr. L.
salvator
, fr.
salvare
to save. See
Save
,
Verb.
]
[Written also
saviour
.]
1.
One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.
2.
Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Savior

SAVIOR

,
Noun.
savyur. One that saves or preserves; but properly applied only to Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, who has opened the way to everlasting salvation by his obedience and death, and who is therefore called the Savior, by way of distinction, the Savior of men, the Savior of the world. General Washington may be called the saver, but not the savior of his country.

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