"saviorism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From savior + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|savior|ism}} savior + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} saviorism (uncountable)
  1. Belief in a savior. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-saviorism-en-noun-6IUJWEmA
  2. (sociology) A worldview according to which some people are saviors and others need to be saved by them. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-saviorism-en-noun-jfkvjoPQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saviourism Related terms: white saviorism

Alternative forms

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