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messiah¹
- /məˈsaɪ.ə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
Where it comes from
From Middle English Messyas, Messy, Messie, from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Doublet of Masih and Moshiach.
noun messiahs · Messiah
- The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
- A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe- a desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a messiah, who would lead them to true freedom. The planet is Ar
- An extremely powerful or revered figure. At its best, psychoanalysis is the classic therapeutic technique for exploring unconscious processes. At its less-than-best, it is a jargon-opacified oedipus-complicated, libido-theoretical, pseudo-scientific cult whose messiah is Sigmund Freud.
Messiah²
- /məˈsaɪ.ə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
proper noun the Messiah
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The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
Similar: Christ
- A saviour or liberator of a group of people.
- Jesus Christ.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: christ, savior, rescuer, liberator, deliverer, redeemer, saviour, guardian, protector, champion, emancipator, mediator, advocate, shepherd, benefactor, defender
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noun ordained to lead the people of Israel
| Español | mesías |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 彌賽亞 /弥赛亚 mísàiyà, mísàiyǎ |
| हिन्दी | मसीह masīh, मसीहा masīhā |
| Português | messias |
| Français | messie |
| Deutsch | Messias |
| Italiano | messia |
| Ελληνικά | μεσσίας messías |
| Русский | месси́я messíja |
| Tiếng Việt | mê-si-a |
| العربية | مَسِيح masīḥ |
| עברית | מָשִׁיחַ mashíakh |
name (Christianity) Jesus — see also Savior
| Español | Mesías |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메시아 Mesia |
| 日本語 | メシア Meshia |
| 中文 | 彌賽亞 /弥赛亚 Mísàiyà |
| हिन्दी | मसीह masīh, मसीहा masīhā, क्राइस्ट krāisṭ |
| Kiswahili | Masiya |
| Português | Messias |
| Français | Messie |
| Deutsch | Messias |
| Italiano | Messia |
| Ελληνικά | Μεσσίας Messías |
| Română | Mesia |
| Русский | Месси́я Messíja |
| Tiếng Việt | Đấng Mê-si, Mê-si-a |
| العربية | الْمَسِيح al-masīḥ |
| עברית | מָּשִׁיחַ mashíakh, הַמָּשִׁיחַ ha-mashíakh |
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title = {messiah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
