salutiferousadj.
/saljuːˈtɪfərəs/ 1. Promoting or conducive to health.
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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health
goodOE
healfulc1340
hailsome1372
haila1393
wholesomea1398
halesomea1400
wholefulc1443
salutairec1450
soundc1460
healsomec1475
healthful1495
saluberrime1509
laudable?1518
sanative1548
healthy1552
healthsomea1563
salutiferous1604
non-natural1621
salutary1649
sanitiferous1657
saniferousa1706
constitutional1750
sanitary1853
healthward1884
1604 F. Herring Modest Def. Caueat 35 Safe, wholesome and salutiferous Medecins.
1696 T. Tryon Misc. Pref. 4 The pleasant influences and salutiferous Breezes of Wind in a hot season.
1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 77/2 Such exercise is not much less salutiferous than riding.
1752 C. Smart Hop Garden i. 41 Tunbridgia's salutiferous hills.
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. ii. 18 As soon as the ancient priestess had handed him his glass of the salutiferous water.
1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iv. 490 Forcing-on his salutiferous drains and fruitful canals through the morasses of the Weichsel.
2. Conducive to well-being, safety, or salvation. (Very common in the 17th cent.)
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > wholesome
goodOE
wholeOE
wholesomec1175
whole?c1225
hailsome1372
healthfulc1384
haila1393
halea1400
salutairec1450
salutary1490
wholesome1549
salutiferec1550
salutiferous?c1550
healthy1552
healthsomea1563
salubrious1659
apple pie1960
?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 209 The fowntaine beetokened the salutiferus water of baptisme.
1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 253 The sweet and salutiferous streames of the waters of life.
1636 R. Basset tr. G. A. de Paoli Lives Rom. Emperors 139 France: Which he furnished with things necessary, salutiferous, good Lawes and customes.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 63 He means to instruct us in following his salutiferous steps.
1760 S. Fielding Ophelia I. xxx. 266 Her Ladyship thought Fasting and Mortification most salutiferous for my Soul.
Derivatives
saluˈtiferously adv.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] > wholesomely
wholesomelya1200
halesomelya1500
salutarily1531
salutiferously1678
the world > health and disease > [adverb] > healthily > in good health > in a manner conducive to health
wholefullya1398
healthfully1495
salutarily1531
wholesomely1546
healthsomely1579
salutiferously1678
salubriously1790
for one's health1887
1678 R. Cudworth tr. Philo in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 509 The Chief Prince of this great City..who governeth all things salutiferously.
1696 T. Tryon Misc. v. 142 [The] Preparations [of Corn Foods]..are very wholsom and salutiferously used in many Countries.
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