Messiah
(noun) an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Messiah
(noun) the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
Messiah
(noun) Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
messiah, christ
(noun) any expected deliverer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
messiah (plural messiahs)
(Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
(religion, loosely) A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.
(figuratively) An extremely powerful figure.
• mashies, sameish, smashie
Messiah
The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
A saviour or liberator of a group of people.
(Christianity) Jesus
• mashies, sameish, smashie
Source: Wiktionary
Mes*si"ah, n. Etym: [Heb. mashiakh anointed, fr. mashakh to anoint. Cf. Messias.]
Definition: The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ. And told them the Messiah now was born. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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