messianism
[mes-ee-uh-niz-uh m, muh-sahy-uh-]
- (often initial capital letter) the belief in the coming of the Messiah, or a movement based on this belief.
- the belief in a leader, cause, or ideology as a savior or deliverer.
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Origin of messianism
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In Israel, cynicism actually means flirting with messianism: annex, sigh, annex, sigh, and join in hymns to the land of Israel.
How The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Became The World's Greatest BoreBernard Avishai
April 16, 2013
Or are they gripped by some kind of apocalyptic delusion, some dream of messianism achieved by global destruction?