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sav·iour

(sāv′yər)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of savior.
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saviour

(ˈseɪvjə) or

savior

n
a person who rescues another person or a thing from danger or harm
[C13 saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see save1]

Saviour

(ˈseɪvjə) or

Savior

n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Jesus Christ regarded as the saviour of men from sin
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Noun 1. [画像:saviour - a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth]Saviour - 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. [画像:saviour - a person who rescues you from harm or danger]saviour - a person who rescues you from harm or danger
messiah, christ - any expected deliverer
benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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saviour

Saviour

noun Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the Messiah, the Son of God, the Redeemer, the King of Kings the vast Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
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Translations
مُخَلِّص، مُنْقِذمُنْقِذ، مُخَلِّص
spasitelzachránce
frelserredningsmand
bjargvætturfrelsari
Spasiteľ
kurtarıcı

saviour

savior (US) [ˈseɪvjəʳ] N → salvador(a) m/f
Saviour → Salvador m
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saviour

[ˈseɪvjər] (British) savior (US) n → sauveur m
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saviour

, (US) savior
n → Retter(in) m(f); (Rel also) → Erlöser m, → Heiland m; Our Saviour → unser Erlöser
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saviour

savior (Am) [ˈseɪvjəʳ] n → salvatore/trice
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save1

(seiv) verb
1. to rescue or bring out of danger. He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures. red يُنْقِذ спасявам salvar zachránit retten redde σώζω salvar, rescatar päästma نجات دادن pelastaa sauver לְהַצִיל बचा लेना spasiti megment menyelamatkan bjarga salvare 救う 구출하다 išgelbėti []glābt menyelamatkan redden berge, redde uratować, ocalić ژغورل،بچول، ساتل، سپمول، خوندى كول، باسره كول، سپميدل، خوندى كيدل salvar a salva спасать zachrániť rešiti spasiti rädda ช่วยเหลือ; เอาออกมาจากอันตราย kurtarmak 拯救 рятувати بچانا cứu nguy 拯救
2. to keep (money etc) for future use. He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house. spaar يُوَفِّر، يَدَّخِر пестя economizar šetřit sparen spare sammen αποταμιεύω ahorrar, guardar, economizar säästma پس انداز säästää économiser לַחֲסוֹך बचाना, संचित करना spremiti, uštediti megtakarít; félretesz menabung spara risparmiare, fare economie* 貯める 저축하다 taupyti krāt; taupīt menyimpan duit sparen spare, legge til side oszczędzać سپمول fazer economias a economisi копить šetriť varčevati štedeti spara อดออม; ประหยัด biriktirmek 儲蓄 збирати; зберігати مستقبل کے لئے محفوظ کرنا để dành, tiết kiệm 储蓄
3. to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc). Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter. bespaar يُوَفِّر على نَفْسِه спестявам poupar (u)šetřit ersparen skåne; spare (for) εξοικονομώ, γλιτώνω ahorrar säästma صرفه جويي كردن säästää épargner לִשמוֹר बचाना sačuvati megkímél; megtakarít menghemat spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði evitare 〜を省く 절약하다 sutaupyti, išgelbėti aiztaupīt mengelakkan dari besparen spare en for oszczędzić باسره كول poupar a scuti экономить ušetriť prihraniti spasiti spara, bespara หลีกเลี่ยง; ป้องกัน kurtarmak 節省 позбавляти; берегти محنت سے بچانا tránh, bớt 节省
4. in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal. The goalkeeper saved six goals. keer يَمْنَع الفَريق الآخر من تَسْجيل أهْداف спасявам (топка) defender zabránit abwehren redde αποκρούω, σώζω parar, impedir que se marque un gol tõrjuma جلوگيري كردن torjua empêcher de marquer הצלה (फ़टबाल आदि) विपक्षियों को बोल बनाने से रोकना odbijati napad u nogometu i sl. (ki)véd menggagalkan koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st) parare, evitare 防ぐ 방어하다 atmušti (įvartį) atvairīt; atsist uzbrukumu menghalang jaringan voorkomen redde obronić ژغورل defender a apăra отбить нападение zabrániť preprečiti zadetek odbraniti rädda ป้องกันฝ่ายตรงข้ามไม่ให้ยิงเข้าประตู kurtarmak 救球 відбивати напад کسی چیز سے حفاظت کرنا ngăn cản đối phương 救球
5. to free from the power of sin and evil. red يَصون، يُنْقِذ من الخَطيئَه избавям salvar ochránit erlösen frelse λυτρώνω salvar vabastama آبرو داري كردن vapahtaa délivrer לִגאוֹל पापों से उद्धार करना spasiti megment, -vált, üdvözít membebaskan frelsa salvare 救済する 구원하다 išgelbėti glābt; pestīt menyelamatkan daripada dosa verlossen frelse zbawić ساتل salvar a eli­bera спасать душу ochrániť odrešiti spasiti frälsa คุ้มครอง kurtarmak 救贖 рятувати برائی اور گناہ سے چھٹکارا دینا cứu rỗi (宗教)替...赎罪
6. to keep data in the computer. stoor يَحْفَظ مَعلومات في الحاسوب запазвам salvar uložit data v počítači speichern gemme; lagre σώζω, αποθηκεύω στη μνήμη του Η/Υ guardar, archivar salvestama ذخيره كردن tallentaa sauvegarder לִשמוֹר कंप्यूटर डाटा सुरक्षित करना spremiti podatke u računalo elment menyimpan, men-save salvare データを保存する 저장하다 išsaugoti (duomenis kompiuteryje) saglabāt datoratmiņā menyimpan data dalam komputer saven, opslaan lagre zachowywać سپميدل сохранять uchovať (v pamäti) shraniti sačuvati spara เก็บรักษา bilgisayar hafızasına kaydetmek 將資料存在電腦內 зберігати کمپیوٹر میں معلومات محفوظ کرنا bảo lưu (计算机)存档
noun
(in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal. keer مَنْع الفَريق الآخَر من تَسْجيل أهداف спасяване defesa zabránění gólu abwehren redning απόκρουση parada tõrjumine مانع شدن از torjunta arrêt הצלה (फ़टबाल आदि) विपक्षियों को बोल बनाने से रोकना, (फ़टबाल आदि के खेल में) दूसरे पक्ष की जीत रोकना odbiti napad u nogometu i sl. védés penyelamatan björgun, vörn parata 防ぐこと 방어 (įvarčio) atmušimas (futbolā u.tml.) vārtu nosargāšana menghalang jaringan save redning obrona مانع شول defesa oprire (a mingii) предотвращение прорыва zabránenie gólu obramba odbrana räddning การป้องกันประตู kurtarma, kurtarış 救球 відвернення прориву مقابل ٹیم کو گول کرنے سے روکنا sự phá bóng cứu nguy 救球
ˈsaver noun
a person or thing that saves, avoids waste etc. The telephone is a great time-saver. spaarder مُوَفِّر спасител poupador spořič der/die Retter(in), der/die Sparer(in) sparer; -besparer αποταμιευτής ahorrador päästja, säästja صرفه جويي كننده säästäjä économiseur חוֹסֵך बचवैया, रक्षक spasitelj, izbavitelj -kímélő penghemat e-ð/e-r sem sparar (tíma) risparmiatore; 節約するもの 절약하는 것 taupus žmogus, kas padedantis taupyti glābējs; taupītājs penjimat bespaarder sparer, økonom, –besparende oszczędzający, oszczędność ژغورونكى، ساتونكى، سپمونكى، بچونكى o que poupa persoană/aparat care economiseşte средство, позволяющее экономить hospodár; úsporné zariadenie varčevalec spasitelj räddare, frälsare, sparare เครื่องทุ่นแรง หรือทุ่นเวลา kurtarıcı 節省的人,節省裝置 ощадлива людина; річ, що допомагає зберегти гроші, час بچانے والا vật để tiết kiệm 节省的人,节能装置
ˈsaving noun
a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way. It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes. besparing إدِّخار، تَوْفير спестяване poupança úspora die Ersparnis besparelse οικονομία, εξοικονόμηση π.χ. χρημάτων ahorro kokkuhoid پس انداز säästö économie חיסכון रक्षक, कम खर्च štednja megtakarítás penghematan sparnaður risparmio 節約 저축 taupymas taupīšana; krāšana penjimatan besparing sparepenger, oppsparte midler oszczędność سپما poupança economie экономия úspora prihranek ušteda sparande, besparing การออมทรัพย์ tasarruf 節省,省下來的錢 економія; збереження بچت sự tiết kiệm 节省,存款
ˈsavings noun plural
money saved up. He keeps his savings in the bank. spaargeld تَوفيرات، مُدَّخّرات спестявания economias úspory die Ersparnisse (pl.) opsparing οικονομίες, αποταμιεύσεις ahorros säästud اندوخته säästöt économies חֶסכוֹנוֹת बचत, किफ़ायत ušteda, štednja megtakarított pénz tabungan sparifé risparmi 預金 저축 santaupos ietaupījumi; uzkrājums simpanan spaargeld sparepenger oszczędności سپما economias economii сбережения úspory prihranki ušteđevina besparingar เงินที่สะสมไว้ได้ tasarruf 存款 заощадження; збереження بچایا گیا مال tiền tiết kiệm 储蓄
saviour , (American) savior (ˈseivjə) noun
1. (usually with capital) a person or god who saves people from sin, hell etc. redder مُنْقِذ، مُخَلِّص Спасителят salvador spasitel der Erlöser frelser σωτήρας, λυτρωτής salvador vabastaja, lunastaja منجي vapahtaja Sauveur מציל ईसा मसीह spasitelj Megváltó Juruselamat frelsari salvatore 救世主 구원자 išganytojas pestītājs; glābējs penyelamat verlosser frelser Zbawiciel بچونكى،ژغورنكى، شفاعت ګر salvador Mântuitor спаситель, избавитель Spasiteľ odrešenik spasilac frälsare ผู้ช่วยเหลือหรือผู้ช่วยให้พ้นบาป kurtarıcı 救世主 Спаситель مسیحا người cứu thoát, chúa cứu thế 救世主
2. a person who rescues a person etc from danger etc. He was the saviour of his country. redder مُخَلِّص، مُنْقِذ спасител salvador zachránce der/die Retter(in) redningsmand σωτήρας salvador päästja رهاننده pelastaja sauveur מציל उद्धारक, परित्राता izbavitelj megmentő juruselamat bjargvættur salvatore 救い主 구출자 išgelbėtojas glā- bējs penyelamat redder redningsmann zbawca ژغورنكى salvador salva­tor спаситель záchranca rešitelj spasilac räddare ผู้ช่วยให้พ้นจากความชั่วร้าย kurtarıcı 救星 рятівник قوم کا بادی vị cứu tinh 救星
saving grace
a good quality that makes up for a fault. His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short. voortreflikheid صِفَة مُنْقِذَه، فَضيلَه تُعَوِّض عن رَذيلَه преимущество coisa a favor dobrá stránka rettende Eigenschaft forsonende forhold σωτήριο χαρακτηριστικό mérito päästev asjaolu امتياز؛مزيت hyvä puoli chose qui rachète נְקוּדַת אוֹר יְחִידָה बचत milost spasenja mentő körülmény penyelamat bót í máli merito とりえ (결점을 보충하는) 장점 tai, kas gelbsti, privalumas laba īpašība penyelamat alles goedmakende eigenschap forsonende trekk dobra strona دالی coisa a favor ceea ce sal­vează положительное свойство kladná stránka vyvažujúca nedostatok dobra lastnost jedina svetla tačka försonande drag ลักษณะที่บรรเทา (ความน่าเกลียด) bir kusuru örtücü özellik 可取之處 рятівна сила; позитивна якість, що компенсує недоліки غنیمت بات điều bù đắp cho những lỗi lầm 可取之处,可弥补缺点的优点
savings account
an account in a bank or post office on which interest is paid. spaarrekening حِساب تَوْفير спестовна сметка conta poupança spořitelní účet das Sparkonto opsparingskonto λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου cuenta de ahorros hoiuarve حساب بانكي säästötili compte d'épargne חֶשבּוֹן חִסָכוֹן बचत खाता štedni račun takarékbetét rekening tabungan sparisjóðsreikningur conto di risparmio 預金口座 예금계좌 taupomoji sąskaita rēķins krājbankā akaun simpanan spaarrekening sparekonto rachunek oszczędnościowy بانکی حساب conta-poupança cont de eco­no­mii сберегательный счёт účet v sporiteľni hranilni račun štedni račun sparkonto บัญชีออมทรัพย์ tasarruf hesabı 銀行存款帳戶 ощадний рахунок بچت کھاتا tài khoản tiết kiệm 银行存款帐户
savings bank
a bank that receives small savings and gives interest. spaarbank بَنْك التَّوْفير спестовна каса caixa econômica spořitelna die Sparkasse sparekasse ταμιευτήριο caja de ahorros hoiupank بانك پس انداز säästöpankki caisse d'épargne בָּנק לְחִסָכוֹן बचत बैंक štedionica takarékpénztár bank tabungan sparisjóður cassa di risparmio 貯蓄銀行 저축 은행 taupomasis bankas krājbanka bank simpanan spaarbank sparebank kasa oszczędności سپا caixa económica casă/bancă de eco­no­mii сберегательный банк sporiteľňa hranilnica štedionica sparbank ธนาคารออมสิน banka 儲蓄銀行 ощадний банк بچت بینک quỹ tiết kiệm 储蓄银行
save up
to save. He's been saving up for a new bike. spaar يُوَفِّر، يَدَّخِر събирам пари economizar šetřit si sparen spare op αποταμιεύω ahorrar, guardar dinero raha koguma پس انداز كردن säästää économiser לַחֲסוֹך किसी कार्य के लिए धन एकत्र करना uštedjeti, štedjeti félretesz, spórol menabung spara risparmiare 貯金する 모으다 taupyti krāt; sataupīt menyimpan opsparen spare til oszczędzać سپما کو fazer economias a economisi, a face economii откладывать šetriť si varčevati štedeti spara [ihop] อดออมเงิน biriktirmek 存錢 відкладати; накопичувати بچت کرنا tiết kiệm 积蓄
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Of defects did the spirit of those Saviours consist; but into every defect had they put their illusion, their stop-gap, which they called God.
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It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries- and that men attribute the greatest merit to skill in killing one another.
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Meanwhile the Son of God, who yet some days Lodged in Bethabara, where John baptized, Musing and much revolving in his breast How best the mighty work he might begin Of Saviour to mankind, and which way first Publish his godlike office now mature, One day forth walked alone, the Spirit leading And his deep thoughts, the better to converse With solitude, till, far from track of men, Thought following thought, and step by step led on, He entered now the bordering Desert wild, And, with dark shades and rocks environed round, His holy meditations thus pursued:-- "O what a multitude of thoughts at once Awakened in me swarm, while I consider What from within I feel myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, Ill sorting with my present state compared!
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The tower of old Saint Saviour's Church, and the spire of Saint Magnus, so long the giant-warders of the ancient bridge, were visible in the gloom; but the forest of shipping below bridge, and the thickly scattered spires of churches above, were nearly all hidden from sight.
The steps to which the girl had pointed, were those which, on the Surrey bank, and on the same side of the bridge as Saint Saviour's Church, form a landing-stairs from the river.
She closed her eyes, and hanging her head down a little continued in the same moderate tone, as if speaking to some one quite near her: "Saviour of sinners!
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We loitered about gazing aloft at the monster windows all aglow with brilliantly colored scenes in the lives of the Saviour and his followers.
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And Mrs Verloc waited in silence the good pleasure of her saviour, deriving comfort from his reflective silence.
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I think 't if a feller he'ps another feller when he's in trouble, and don't cuss, and don't do no mean things, nur noth'n' he ain' no business to do, and don't spell the Saviour's name with a little g, he ain't runnin' no resks--he's about as saift as he b'longed to a church."
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