SAVIOR

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• SAVIOR (noun)
  The noun SAVIOR has 2 senses:

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)

2. a person who rescues you from harm or danger

  Familiarity information: SAVIOR used as a noun is rare.

• SAVIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Christ; Deliverer; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Jesus Christ; Jesus of Nazareth; Redeemer; Savior; Saviour; the Nazarene

Instance hypernyms:

Logos; Son; Word (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))

Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)

Instance hyponyms:

El Nino (the Christ child)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who rescues you from harm or danger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

deliverer; rescuer; savior; saviour

Hypernyms ("savior" is a kind of...):

benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savior"):

christ; messiah (any expected deliverer)

Derivation:

save (bring into safety)