Savior

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 Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, from her 2007 album A Fiction
* A song by Norther, from their 2008 album N
* A song by 30 Seconds to Mars, from their 2005 album A Beautiful Lie
* A song by Rise Against, from their 2008 album Appeal to Reason
* "Saviour" (album), a 1993 album by the UK dance act En-Rage
* "Saviour" (album), a 2002 album by the band Antimatter
* "Saviour" (comic), a 1988 comic book published by Trident Comics
* "Saviours" (band), a stoner metal band

Gaming

* The Savior, a statue of Sparda that Sanctus tries to resurrect using the powers of Yamato. "Devil May Cry 4"
* "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


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  • Savior — Sav ior (s[=a]v y[ e]r), n. [OE. saveour, OF. salveor, F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See {Save}, v.] [Written also {saviour}.] 1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • savior — c.1300, one who delivers or rescues from peril, also a title of Jesus Christ, from O.Fr. sauveour, from L.L. salvatorem (nom. salvator) a saver, preserver (Cf. Sp. salvador, It. salvatore), from salvatus, pp. of salvare to save (see SAVE (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • savior — or saviour [sāv′yər] n. [ME sauveour < OFr < LL salvator, one who saves (< L salvare, to SAVE1), in LL(Ec), the Savior, Jesus, transl. of Gr(Ec) sōtēr] 1. a person who saves: see SAVE1 (vi. 2 & 5) 2. [S ] God …   English World dictionary

  • savior — index Samaritan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • savior — [n] person who redeems, aids in time of difficulty conservator, defender, deliverer, friend in need*, Good Samaritan*, guardian, guardian angel, hero, liberator, preserver, protector, rescuer, salvager, salvation; concepts 370,416 Ant. enemy, foe …   New thesaurus

  • Savior — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Savior Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Savior — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Savior est un film réalisé en 1998 par Predrag Antonijevic. Savior est une chanson des Red Hot Chili Peppers dans leur album de 1999 Californication.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Savior — En este artículo sobre películas se detectaron los siguientes problemas: Necesita ser wikificado conforme a las convenciones de estilo de Wikipedia. Carece de fuentes o referencias que aparezcan en una fuente acreditada. P …   Wikipedia Español

  • savior — sav|ior [ seıvjər ] noun count 1. ) a person who saves someone or something from trouble or danger: He was hailed as the savior of a country ravaged by 15 years of civil war. 2. ) the Savior or Our Savior a name that Christians sometimes use for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • savior — saviorhood, saviorship, n. /sayv yeuhr/, n. 1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country. 2. (cap.) a title of God, esp. of Christ. 3. (cap.) Class. Myth. an epithet of Artemis. Also, saviour. [1250 1300; ME saveour,… …   Universalium

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