Messiah meaning

mĭ-sī'ə

The anticipated savior of the Jews. Used with the.

noun

One who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a savior or liberator.

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The promised and expected deliverer of the Jews, who will bring an era of peace and justice.

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Jesus, regarded as the realization of the prophecy that the Messiah would come and, hence, called the Christ.

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Any expected savior or liberator of a people or country.

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An extremely powerful divine figure.

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anagrams

The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.

pronoun

A saviour or liberator of a group of people.

pronoun

(Christianity) Jesus.

pronoun

The definition of a messiah is a savior or leader for some cause.

An example of the Messiah is Jesus Christ.

An example of a messiah is a savior who will come and deliver the Jewish people from persecution.

An example of a messiah is political leader who the conservatives believe is the answer to all of the world's problems.

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Jesus. Used with the.

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(Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Muslims and Christians to be Jesus Christ.

Baha'is consider Bahaullah to be a 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
From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ÎœÎµÏƒÏƒÎ¯Î±Ï‚ (Messias), from Aramaic [script?] (mÄ›Å¡Ä«á¸¥Ä), from Hebrew ×žÖ¸×©Ö´××™×—Ö· (mashÃach, “anointed").

From Wiktionary

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