saviour:
(also with the spelling in American English ‘savior’; plural: ‘saviours‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a person who helps and saves others from danger, failure or loss;
a saver (previous entry);
(in Christian religion & always with a capital ‘S’) Jesus Christ, who is believed to save humans from sin,
a saviour/saver, saving a drowning man
A “saviour sibling” is a child whose body organs or cells are used to treat his/her elder brother or sister who is suffering from a genetic disorder or disease.
John was hailed as a saviour/saver when he donated his blood and saved an orphan girl from dying for lack of her blood group.
Some Christian denominations don’t recognise Jesus Christ as the Saviour, saying that he is just a messenger from God and nothing else.
Our societies need more and more saviors to lift them out of the present social and economical crises; however, unfortunately, those who pose as saviors are the ones who exploit the situation and make themselves more comfortable!
Note 2: ‘Saviour’ is also used as an adjective to refer to people or issues or things that save someone or something else, e.g. ‘saviour kill’, ‘saviour concept’, ‘saviour sibling’, etc.
