messianic
adjective
mes·si·an·ic
ˌme-sē-ˈa-nik 
1
: of or relating to a messiah
this messianic kingdom
2
: marked by idealism and an aggressive crusading spirit
messianic zeal
on a messianic mission
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Trump’s messianic appeal may seem like a twenty-first-century creation, a product of partisan rage, epistemic drift, and American-style evangelicalism.
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Our hero’s bitterness at the state of the world varies in this film from the vaguely messianic to the satisfyingly cathartic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Not acting like an ally But this ultranationalist, messianic Israeli government is not America’s ally.
—Thomas Friedman, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Adopting a messianic persona, Rollins recruited AOP and Murphy (with Austin Theory briefly involved).
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Our hero’s bitterness at the state of the world varies in this film from the vaguely messianic to the satisfyingly cathartic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Not acting like an ally But this ultranationalist, messianic Israeli government is not America’s ally.
—Thomas Friedman, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Adopting a messianic persona, Rollins recruited AOP and Murphy (with Austin Theory briefly involved).
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messianic. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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