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Messiah

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Mes·si·ah  (m-s)
n.
1. also Mes·si·as (m-ss) The anticipated savior of the Jews.
2. also Messias Christianity Jesus.
3. messiah One who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a savior or liberator.

[Middle English Messias, Messie, from Old French Messie, from Late Latin Messs, from Greek, from Aramaic mi, the anointed one (from ma, to anoint) or Hebrew mîa, anointed (from ma, to anoint); see m in Semitic roots.]

Messiah [mɪˈsaɪə]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism the awaited redeemer of the Jews, to be sent by God to free them
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Jesus Christ, when regarded in this role
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an exceptional or hoped for liberator of a country or people
[from Old French Messie, ultimately from Hebrew māshīach anointed]
Messiahship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Messiahmessiah - any expected deliverer              
rescuer, savior, saviour, deliverer - a person who rescues you from harm or danger
2.Messiah - Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
3.Messiah - the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
4.Messiah - an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Translations
Messiah [mɪˈsaɪə] NMesías m

messiah [mɪˈsaɪə] n
(= inspirational figure) → messie m
to be a messiah → être un messie
(RELIGION) the Messiah → le Messie

Messiah
nMessias m

Messiah [mɪˈsaɪə] nMessia m
Messiah [mɪˈsaɪə] nMessia m

Messiah
n Messiah [məˈsaiə]
(withthe) Jesus Christ. Messias المسيح Исус Христос mesiáš messias der Messias Μεσσίας Mesías messias مسیح موعود Messias Messie מָשִׁיחַ मुक्तिदाता Mesija Messiás Mesias Messías Messia 救世主キリスト 구세주, 예수 그리스도 Mesijas mesija Ahli Masih Messias Messias Mesjasz Messias Mesia мессия mesiáš Mesija Mesija Messias พระเจ้า Mesih; Hz.İsa 耶穌 месія حضرت عیسی vị cứu tinh 耶稣


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At thy nativity a glorious quire Of Angels, in the fields of Bethlehem, sung To shepherds, watching at their folds by night, And told them the Messiah now was born, Where they might see him; and to thee they came, Directed to the manger where thou lay'st; For in the inn was left no better room.
In the swamps and deserts and waste places, from Florida to Alaska, the small groups of Indians that survived were dancing ghost dances and waiting the coming of a Messiah of their own.
Not the reign of your vainly-expected Messiah offers such power to your dispersed tribes as my ambition may aim at.
 
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