save

save conj

OFr sauf, being excepted.

1. Except; but; excluding; unless.

save [-ed, -s, -ing] v

OFr < L. 'to save'.

1. Reserve; withhold; keep; safeguard; collect; lay up.
2. Exclamation; greeting; benediction.
3. Preserve; retain; sustain; support.
4. Prepare for Heaven; rescue from sin; allow to be with God.
5. Rescue; liberate; deliver; free.
6. Prevent; stop; avert.