Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who rescues you from harm or danger: A "savior" is someone who saves or delivers another person or group from a dangerous, difficult, or disastrous situation.
   • (capitalized, in Christianity) Jesus Christ: "Savior" (often capitalized) is a title for Jesus Christ, regarded as the one who delivers humanity from sin and eternal death.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (a rescuer):
  • The firefighter was hailed as a savior for pulling the child from the burning building.
  • She felt like a savior when she found the lost dog and returned it to its worried owners.
• Noun (Jesus Christ):
  • Christians believe that Jesus is their Lord and Savior.
  • The hymn praises the Savior for his sacrifice.

Advanced Usage

• "Savior complex": A psychological construct where an individual feels a compulsive need to save other people, often to the detriment of their own well-being or the autonomy of others.
  • His need to fix everyone's problems bordered on a savior complex.

Variants and Related Words

• Saviour: The standard British English spelling of "savior."
• Salvation (n): The act of saving or being saved, especially from sin or harm.
  • They prayed for salvation from the storm.
• Save (v): To rescue from harm or danger.
  • The doctor worked to save the patient's life.

Synonyms

• Rescuer: One who saves someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.
• Deliverer: One who sets someone free from a constraint or difficulty.
• Redeemer: One who redeems, especially (capitalized) a title for Jesus Christ.

Antonyms

• Destroyer: One who causes destruction.
• Tormentor: One who inflicts severe suffering.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A knight in shining armor: A phrase often used to describe someone, especially a man, who gallantly comes to the rescue (similar to a savior in a romantic or idealized context).
  • When my car broke down, he arrived like a knight in shining armor to help me.
• To play the savior: To act as if one is rescuing someone, sometimes with a connotation of self-importance.
  • He always tries to play the savior in group projects, even when it's not necessary.

Noun

1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger
2. 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)