Meaning

3 senses
  1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

    Messias

    месси́яmessíja

    месі́яmesíja

    Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer

  2. (broadly)A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.

  3. (figuratively)An extremely powerful or revered figure.

Examples

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  1. People tend to believe politicians are messiahs.

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  2. Tom is a false messiah.

    deTom ist ein falscher Messias.

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  3. I'm no messiah.

    ruЯ не мессия.

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  4. Tom claims to be the Messiah.

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  5. Don't tell anyone I'm the Messiah yet.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ordained to lead the people of Israel:
Русский
By meaning 1
ordained to lead the people of Israel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ordained to lead the people of Israel:

Origin

From Middle English Messyas, Messy, Messie, from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient G

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.

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