the Messiah
noun
1
Judaism
: a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
2
Christianity
: Jesus Christ
Examples of the Messiah in a Sentence
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According to the Messiah Lutheran Church website, Roemke was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There are those who say to wait for Moshiach, the Messiah, before declaring statehood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Yaw is planning another buyback in June and a number of other churches across Michigan are planning an effort that month to combat gun violence called Silence the Violence, led by the Church of the Messiah in Detroit.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Its brown-on-brown battle scenes tease a generation ignorant of war and politics and that is no longer encouraged to believe in the Messiah (certainly not petulant Chalamet).
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
The former religious leader of Renaissance Unity church in Warren spoke at several houses of worship in Michigan over the past week, including the Michigan Psychedelic Society, Church of the Messiah in Detroit, and the Theosophical Society in Detroit in Berkley.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
As Paul builds trust among the Fremen army, his mother plants rumors among the people in the caves that her son is the Messiah.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There are those who say to wait for Moshiach, the Messiah, before declaring statehood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Yaw is planning another buyback in June and a number of other churches across Michigan are planning an effort that month to combat gun violence called Silence the Violence, led by the Church of the Messiah in Detroit.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Its brown-on-brown battle scenes tease a generation ignorant of war and politics and that is no longer encouraged to believe in the Messiah (certainly not petulant Chalamet).
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
The former religious leader of Renaissance Unity church in Warren spoke at several houses of worship in Michigan over the past week, including the Michigan Psychedelic Society, Church of the Messiah in Detroit, and the Theosophical Society in Detroit in Berkley.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
As Paul builds trust among the Fremen army, his mother plants rumors among the people in the caves that her son is the Messiah.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
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“The Messiah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Messiah. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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