salutiferous

      English

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • (RP) IPA: /sæljʊˈtɪfɛɹəs/

      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

      healthy or health-giving

      References

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

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