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saviour - definition and meaning
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noun British Alternative spelling of savior .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun
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The iPad (will this release a larger-screen edition called the MaxiPad?) seemed like a saviour from the Amazon-kills-publishing price of $9.99, with projected pricing of ebooks at between $12.99 and $14.99, but it appears this was only, you know, unless Apple wants to do something else.
Did Apple trick publishers on pricing? 2010
For the man sent by the world as their saviour is none other than old 'Sticky Fingers' himself: Kofi Annan.
With Kofi As Their Friend, Who Needs Enemies? 2008
For the man sent by the world as their saviour is none other than old 'Sticky Fingers' himself: Kofi Annan.
Archive 2008-01-27 2008
Palin will be an interesting footnote in history - no long term saviour here I think.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
As my own personal short-term saviour and sex-guru puts it:
The Guardian World News Zoe Margolis 2010
The more the public are kept in the dark, the more disatisfied they will become, and we the party currently in power can be the countrys’ saviour from the threat of a crumbling society.
The Single Measure Of Public Confidence « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
"He's been called a saviour , a revolutionary, a genius," the publicists declare.
The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey – review 2011
The solitary reference to the saviour is the messiah complex that Jonathan Powell attributes to him.
Tony Blair's book signing in Dublin mixes Good Friday with bad Iraq 2010
Not that Harper would ever do such a thing, but a saviour is a saviour and it might be good to get as much as one can from such a person.
Archive 2008-04-01 Dana 2008
My saviour was a cradle-style baby swing, and the baby has logged many many hours in there more that I'd care to admit.
Snap 2008
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