messianic

Definition of messianicnext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of messianic Next episode is the series finale, and Euphoria might finally deliver Rue’s redemption, or expose her messianic ambitions as a tragic delusion. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction? Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 That would get the doomsday Democrats and the messianic mullahs in Tehran talking. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 Still, analysts say the combination of messianic belief and absolutist ideology creates a system in which confrontation is not only expected, but justified. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for messianic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
Adjective
  • Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • On and off the field, soccer, the world’s most popular sport, ignites zealous passions.
    Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • The trouble was that their official away shirts provided by Le Coq Sportif were made of a very heavy fabric, wildly impractical given the game kicked off at noon under the blazing Mexico City sun.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Those experiments were once widely dismissed as impractical, and Joby has faced similar skepticism.
    Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • And the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which oversees prediction markets, has previously brought enforcement actions against companies using simulated trades or making unrealistic claims about winnings.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • Musk has frequently set unrealistic timelines for projects, including putting a spacecraft on Mars by 2018.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • Southgate’s confident assertion that the tide of history was turning against bigotry now looks utopian, or even naïve.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Le Guin depicts an alternative society much like humanity, but with one notable, utopian contingent.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The United States went to war in 2001 and 2003 with a very moralistic, very crusading view of war, a very black-and-white view that there were good guys and bad guys, and America would wield the swift sword of justice.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The late monarch acquired an impressive jewelry collection over the course of her 70-year reign, from the record-setting Cullinan diamond brooches to the sentimental King George VI Victorian Sapphire Suite.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026
  • Air Jordan 1 releases, which are expected to seriously slow down in volume next year, are getting especially sentimental this summer.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster