To say that I’m astonished would be an understatement-——uncapitalized it’s just a WORD====and used often
Examples:
Recent Examples of savior from the Web
“Having played with everyone from the jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock to the rapper Snoop Dogg, Washington has been dubbed something of a jazz savior, honoring traditional aspects of the genre while developing his own sound.”
marcus j. moore, The Atlantic, “The Nuanced Bluster of Kamasi Washington,” 5 Oct. 2017
“Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has gone from lame duck premier dogged by a party corruption scandal to the country’s unlikely savior.”
charles penty, Bloomberg.com, “Divided and Conquered”
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Oh, I *vividly* recall the first time I heard Stephen King referred to as “god.” The person who made the reference wasn’t a Christian. I’ve never heard a Christian call Stephen King, ‘god.’