Messiah
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.
Origin of Messiah
1- Also Douay Bible, Mes·si·as [mi-sahy-uhs] /mɪˈsaɪ əs/ (for defs. 1, 2).
Other words from Messiah
- Mes·si·ah·ship, noun
- Mes·si·an·ic [mes-ee-an-ik], /ˌmɛs iˈæn ɪk/, adjective
- Mes·si·an·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pre-Mes·si·an·ic, adjective
- pseu·do-Mes·si·an·ic, adjective
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How to use Messiah in a sentence
He was just another wannabe Messiah who ended up on the wrong side of the authorities.
So-Called ‘Biblical Scholar’ Says Jesus A Made-Up Myth | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou either have to be a masochist or have an acute Messiah complex.
Obama Really Seems to Be Looking Forward to the End of His Presidency | Dean Obeidallah | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that is the key to grasping how we Americans can and cannot take him seriously as a would-be political Messiah.
Fayyad was by no means despised by the masses, but nor was he seen as the Messiah-like figure held up by the West.
He was a nontragic, happy-ending, American Christ: half-Messiah, half Santa Claus.
After their restoration, they will acknowledge Messiah at God's right hand as in all things their sovereign Lord.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamOn the eighth day after his birth, this immaculate Child was circumcised, both because he was a Jew, and the predicted Messiah.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxThe chief of them went out to get a glimpse of the famous preacher, whom so many hailed as the long-expected Messiah.
The Hearth-Stone | Samuel OsgoodPerhaps it may be said, that few nations had even heard of the promised Messiah, and still fewer desired his coming.
These predictions of the Prince Messiah are peculiarly striking.
British Dictionary definitions for Messiah
/ (mɪˈsaɪə) /
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
Origin of Messiah
1Derived forms of Messiah
- Messiahship, noun
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Cultural definitions for Messiah (1 of 3)
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In 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.
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