messiah
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2 : a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause security, which the political messiahs promise —Vardis Fisher
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Last summer, the franchise announced the hiring of Dr. Daniel Medina and anointed him its medical messiah. — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, "Sixers top doctor Daniel Medina says his first year keeping Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons on the court was a success | Marcus Hayes," 9 July 2018 Pence was certainly no political messiah, nor did his message enhance the prospects for peace. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, "Pence's visit to Jerusalem aimed more at evangelicals at home | Trudy Rubin," 24 Jan. 2018 One needed to be big enough to hold all that black womanhood was supposed to be; lover, cook, therapist, mama, freak, co-conspirator, messiah, savior, martyr, while never getting too big. — Sonya Renee Taylor, SELF, "The House Next Door," 26 June 2018 This time around, the drama began early in 2016 with Messi, one of the all-time greats and the anointed messiah. — John Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News, "For Argies, Soccer is Religion, World Cup Win is Heaven," 16 June 2018 The Web is not the messiah dressed in cables and bits. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The internet was supposed to save democracy. I asked 4 tech optimists what went wrong.," 8 June 2018 Trumpism has evolved from a political ideology into a religion with an unerring tyrannical messiah at the center of it all. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "Donald Trump: White Jesus," 12 Feb. 2018 These beliefs included the return of exiled Jews to their homeland and the appearance of a messiah who would resurrect the righteous dead and usher in a new era of peace. — Liya Rechtman, BostonGlobe.com, "When the apocalypse is a feature, not a bug," 12 May 2018 But Stoichkov alternated between being the messiah and being a very naughty boy. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 6 Weeks to Go - Hristo Stoichkov Inspires Bulgaria to the Brink of Glory," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'messiah.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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messiah
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English Language Learners Definition of messiah
the Messiah Judaism : a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
Christianity : Jesus Christ
: a person who is expected to save people from a very bad situation
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