Messias

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Messias

/məˈsaɪ.əs/

Where it comes from

From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

proper noun

obsolete The Messiah. I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.

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"Messias." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/messias. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Messias. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/messias

Chicago

"Messias." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/messias.

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@misc{messias_2026,
  title = {Messias},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/messias},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}