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messiah

Pronunciation: /məˈsaɪ.ə/

The English word “messiah” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
  2. A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.
  3. An extremely powerful or revered figure.

Etymology

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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