Definition of messiah
1 capitalized a : the expected king and deliverer of the Jewsb : jesus 1
2 : a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause security, which the political messiahs promise — Vardis Fisher
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Examples of messiah in a Sentence
They thought the new principal was the messiah the school had been hoping for.
Origin and Etymology of messiah
Hebrew māshīaḥ & Aramaic mĕshīḥā, literally, anointed
First Known Use: before 12th century
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MESSIAH Defined for English Language Learners
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the Messiah Judaism : a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
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Christianity : Jesus Christ
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: a person who is expected to save people from a very bad situation
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