Saviour

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, Savior, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer]

2 a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: savior, rescuer, deliverer]

see saviour

English

Etymology

From saviour, from sauveour, from salvātor, from salvāre - to save.

Noun

1. A mainly UK spelling of Savior.

Savior or Saviour refers to a person who helps people achieve Salvation, or saves them from something:

Religion

• In Christian theology, Jesus Christ
• Honorific title of Hellenistic leaders, see Soter

Film

• Savior (movie), 1998 film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård and Nastassja Kinski

Music

• A song by Red Hot Chili Peppers, from their 1999 album Californication
• A song by VNV Nation, from their 1999 album Empires
• A song by Norther, from their 2008 album N
• Saviour (album), a 2002 album by the band Antimatter
• Saviour (comic), a 1988 comic book published by Trident Comics

Gaming

• ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam, a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries
• sAviOr, the alias for Ma Jae-Yoon, a professional Starcraft player

Organizations

• The Saviour (Спас), a militant nationalist organization in Russia

See also

• Salvador (disambiguation)
• Salvatore