Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SAVIOR
savior, saviour, rescuer, deliverer
(noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger
Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer
(noun) 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)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
savior (plural saviors) (American spelling)
A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
(medicine) A child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)
Anagrams
• Arviso
Etymology
Proper noun
the Savior (US spelling)
(Christianity) Jesus Christ
(uncommon) A male given name
(rare) A female given name
Anagrams
• Arviso
Source: Wiktionary
Sav"ior, n. Etym: [OE. saveour, OF. salveor, F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator to save. See Save, v.] [Written also saviour.]
1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.
2. Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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