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Messias

Pronunciation: /məˈsaɪ.əs/

The English word “Messias” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. The Messiah.

Etymology

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

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