SALUTIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

salutiferous (comparative more salutiferous, superlative most salutiferous)

(dated) healthy or health-giving

conducive to safety or salvation

Source: Wiktionary


Sal`u*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. salutifer; salus, -utis, health + ferre to bring.]

Definition: Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; as, salutiferous air. [R.] Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous. Cudworth.

Syn.

– Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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