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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun messiah has 4 senses
- messiah(n = noun.person) christ - any expected deliverer; Array is a kind of deliverer, rescuer, savior, saviour
- messiah(n = noun.person) Array - Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer; Array is a kind of logos, son, word
- messiah(n = noun.person) Array - the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people; Array is a kind of king, male monarch, rex
- messiah(n = noun.communication) Array - an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742; Array is a kind of cantata, oratorio
Derived forms noun messiahship1, adjective messianic1
Derived forms noun messiahship1, adjective messianic1
Derived forms noun messiahship1, adjective messianic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
messiah, n. [Heb. māshīakh anointed, fr. māshakh to anoint. Cf. Messias.].
The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ. [1913 Webster]
"And told them the Messiah now was born."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
messiah, n.
1 a liberator or would-be liberator of an oppressed people or country.
2 a the promised deliverer of the Jews. b Christ regarded as this.
1 a liberator or would-be liberator of an oppressed people or country.
2 a the promised deliverer of the Jews. b Christ regarded as this.
Derivative
Messiahship n.
Etymology
ME f. OF Messie ult. f. Heb. masiah anointed
THESAURUS
messiah
Christ, Christ Jesus, Emmanuel, God the Son, God-man, Immanuel, Jesu, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, King of Glory, King of Heaven, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Lord Jesus, Lord of Lords, Lord our Righteousness, Our Lord, Prince of Peace, Redeemer, Savior, Son of God, Son of Man, deliverer, emancipator, liberator, rescuer, savior, the Advocate, the Anointed, the Christ, the Christ Child, the Door, the Galilean, the Good Shepherd, the Infant Jesus, the Intercessor, the Judge, the Lamb, the Life, the Master, the Mediator, the Nazarene, the Only-Begotten, the Risen, the True Vine, the Truth, the Vine, the Way
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