messiah
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mes·si·ah
noun \mə-ˈsī-ə\Definition of MESSIAH
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: a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause
— mes·si·ah·ship \-ˌship\ noun
See Examples of MESSIAH
- They thought the new principal was the messiah the school had been hoping for.
Origin of MESSIAH
Hebrew māshīaḥ & Aramaic mĕshīḥā, literally, anointed
First Known Use: 1560
Other Christian Religious Terms
messiah
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)In Judaism, the expected king of the line of David who will deliver the Jews from foreign bondage and restore Israel's golden age. The term used for the messiah in the Greek New Testament, christos, was applied to Jesus, who is accepted by Christians as the promised redeemer. Messiah figures also appear in various other religions and cultures; Shiite Muslims, for example, look for a restorer of the faith known as the mahdi, and Maitreya is a redeeming figure in Buddhism.
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