SA'VOR, n. [L. sapor, sapio, to taste.] 1. Taste or odor; something that perceptibly affects the organs of taste and smell; as the savor of an orange or rose; an ill savor; a sweet savor.I smell sweet savors -In Scripture, it usually denotes smell, scent, odor. Lev. 26. Eccles. 10. 2. The quality which renders a thing valuable; the quality which renders other bodies agreeable to the taste.If the salt hath lost its savor - Matt. 5.3. In Scripture, character; reputation. Ex. 5.4. Cause; occasion. 2Cor. 2.Sweet savor, in Scripture, denotes that which renders a thing acceptable to God, or his acceptance. Hence, to smell a sweet savor, is to accept the offering or service. Gen. 8.SA'VOR, v.i. 1. To have a particular smell or taste.2. To partake of the quality or nature of; or to have the appearance of. The answers savor of a humble spirit; or they savor of pride.I have rejected every thing that savors of party.SA'VOR, v.t. 1. To like; to taste or smell with pleasure.2. To like; to delight in; to favor. Matt. 16.
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