salutiferous
English
Etymology
From the Latin adjective salūtifer, “bearing health, health-giving”.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sæljʊˈtɪfɛɹəs/
Adjective
salutiferous (comparative more salutiferous, superlative most salutiferous)
- (dated) healthy or health-giving[1]
- Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous. — Cudworth.
- conducive to safety or salvation
Translations
healthy or health-giving
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References
- ↑ The Oxford English Dictionary [Second Edition] (1989)
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