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Messiah
[mi-sahy-uh]
noun
the Messiah, the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
the Messiah, Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling the Old Testament promise and expectation of a deliverer.
Usually messiah any expected deliverer or savior.
Despite the promise and potential that his election represents, we have to accept that our desire for a messiah to bring us sweeping change is not realistic.
Usually messiah a zealous leader of some cause or project.
She was a charismatic, powerful messiah who led her party to numerous political victories.
(italics)an oratorio (1742) by George Frideric Handel.
Messiah
/ ɪˈɪə /
noun
Judaism the awaited redeemer of the Jews, to be sent by God to free them
Jesus Christ, when regarded in this role
an exceptional or hoped for liberator of a country or people
Messiah
2In Judaism and Christianity, the promised “anointed one” or Christ; the Savior. Christians (see also Christian) believe that Jesus was the Messiah who delivered mankind from original sin (see also original sin). Jews (see also Jews) believe that the Messiah has not yet come.
Other Word Forms
- Messiahship noun
- Messianic adjective
- Messianically adverb
- pre-Messianic adjective
- pseudo-Messianic adjective
- ѱˈˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Messiah1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Messiah1
Example Sentences
"Many people think Mark Carney is some kind of Messiah," she said.
Content creator Bethel Getahun won over insurance agent Messiah Hailemeskel in Latey: Looking for Love - a reality TV show that ignited debates about dating norms in the conservative East African country.
"Many people are calling me the Messiah," he said.
Lumon casts Mark as its Messiah, and his work is “mysterious and important,” worthy of a massive and alarming painting in the elevator lobby on the severed floor.
In his Mail interview on 5 March, Lowe called Reform a "protest party" led by "the Messiah".
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