Messiah Definition
(Christianity) Jesus.
Other Word Forms of Messiah
Noun
Origin of Messiah
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Middle English Messias, Messie from Old French Messie from Late Latin Messīās from Greek from Aramaic məšiḥā the anointed one (from məšaḥ to anoint) or Hebrew māšîaḥ anointed (from māšaḥ to anoint) mšḥ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messias), from Aramaic [script?] (měšīḥā), from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíach, “anointed").
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