Messiah
Месія
Мессия
Messias
The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish peopleThe promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
/məˈsaɪ.ə/
» People tend to believe politicians are messiahs.
Meaning
3 senses(Judaism)The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
A saviour or liberator of a group of people.
Jesus Christ.
Messias
Месси́яMessíja
Месі́яMesíja
Examples
24 sentencesPeople tend to believe politicians are messiahs.
Tom is a false messiah.
deTom ist ein falscher Messias.
I'm no messiah.
ruЯ не мессия.
Tom claims to be the Messiah.
Don't tell anyone I'm the Messiah yet.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
(Christianity) Jesus — see also Savior:
Русский
By meaning 1
(Christianity) Jesus — see also Savior:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(Christianity) Jesus — see also Savior:
Origin
Derived from Middle English Messyas.Derived from Middle English Messyas.
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