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Salvatorian, n. (and a.)|sælvəˈtɔərɪən|
[f. L. salvātor (It. salvatore), saviour + -ian.]
A member of a Roman Catholic congregation, the Society of the Divine Saviour, founded in Rome in the late nineteenth century. Also attrib. or as adj.
1903F. M. Steele Monasteries & Relig. Houses Gt. Brit. & Ireland 188 (heading) The Fathers of the Society of the Divine Saviour, or the Salvatorians. 1909Catholic Encycl. V. 53/2 The Salvatorians have establishments in Italy, Sicily, Austria, Poland. 1931Tablet 22 Aug. 252/2 Father Melchior Geses, a German Salvatorian of the mission of Shaowu in the Vicariate of Foochow. 1962L. Smith Salvatorians 7 The chief ways in which the Salvatorians play their part in the work of the Church for the salvation of souls, is by contributing their particular spirit to the ministry of external work, in preaching and teaching, in assisting the parochial clergy, in the Mass and administration of the sacraments, as well as in the specialized tasks of educational and youth work. 1979Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 5a/1 In 1970, the Salvatorian Fathers filed for bankruptcy, the first instance of legal insolvency in the history of the Church in this country... The Salvatorians, LaSalettes and Paulines—essentially unregulated by virtue of their religious status—were able to float bonds in violation of normal Securities and Exchange Commission requirements that money raised be spent on the advertised purpose. |