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Messiah Definition

Mes·siah (mə sī′ə)

noun

  1. Judaism the promised and expected deliverer of the Jews, who will bring an era of peace and justice
  2. Christianity Jesus, regarded as the realization of the prophecy that the Messiah would come, and hence called the Christ
  3. any expected savior or liberator of a people or country

Etymology: used by the Geneva translators (1560) for LL(Ec) Messias & ME Messie, both (ME via OFr < LL) < Gr(Ec) Messias < Aram měshīḥā, Heb māshīaḥ, lit., anointed

Messiah Related Forms
Mes·si′ah·ship′ noun Mes′·si·an′ic (mes′ē an′ik) adjective or mes·si·anic mes·si′a·nism′ noun
Messiah Synonyms

Messiah

n.

Saviour, Redeemer, Jesus Christ; see Christ, god 2.

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