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Webster 1913 Edition

Salutiferous

Salˊu-tif′er-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
salutifer
;
salus
,
-utis
, health +
ferre
to bring.]
Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial;
as,
salutiferous
air
.
[R.]
Innumerable powers, all of them
salutiferous
.
Cudworth.
Syn. – Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.

Webster 1828 Edition

Salutiferous

SALUTIF'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. salutifer; salus, health, and fero, to bring.] Bringing health; healthy; as salutiferous air.

Definition 2024

salutiferous

salutiferous

English

Adjective

salutiferous ‎(comparative more salutiferous, superlative most salutiferous)

  1. (dated) healthy or health-giving[1]
    Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous. — Cudworth.
  2. conducive to safety or salvation

Translations

References

  1. ↑ The Oxford English Dictionary [Second Edition] (1989)

Etymology

From the Latin adjective salūtifer, “bearing health, health-giving”.

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