Messiah

Mes·si·ah

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noun

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 amessiah is political leader who the conservatives believe is the answer to all of the world's problems.

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Messiah

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

Also, for senses 1 & 2, Mes·si′as

Origin of Messiah

used by the Geneva translators (1560) for Ecclesiastical Late Latin Messias and Middle English Messie, both ( Middle English via Old French from LL) from Ecclesiastical Greek Messias from Aramaic m?sh???, Classical Hebrew (language) m?sh?a?, literally , anointed

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Messiah

noun

also Mes·si·as The anticipated savior of the Jews. Used with the.
also Messias Christianity Jesus. Used with the.
messiah One who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a savior or liberator.

Origin of Messiah

Middle English Messias, Messie from Old French Messie from Late Latin Messīās from Greek from Aramaic məšihā the anointed one ( from məšah to anoint ) or Hebrew māšîah anointed ( from māšah to anoint )mšh

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Noun

(plural messiahs)

(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.
An extremely powerful divine figure.

Anagrams

mashies, smashie

Origin

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").

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