salvatour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- salvator, salvatoure, salvatur
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin salvātor; equivalent to saven + -atour. Doublet of saveour.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsalvaˈtuːr/, /salˈvaːtur/, /ˈsalvatur/
Noun
salvatour
- (Christianity) Jesus or a depiction of him.
- (rare) A saviour (one who rescues from harm).
Descendants
- English: salvator
References
- “salvā̆tǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.