Messiah

məˈsaɪə

Definition

Definition of Messiah - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Christianity

TECH.

Jesus Christ regarded as the promised deliverer

TECH.

Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah.

deliverer

redeemer

savior

religion

TECH.

savior or liberator of a group

TECH.

The people awaited the arrival of the Messiah to bring peace.

liberator

redeemer

savior

Handel's oratorio

TECH.

oratorio composed by Handel in 1742

TECH.

Handel's Messiah is performed every Christmas.

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Origin of Messiah

Hebrew, mashiah (anointed) + -iah (God)

Terms with Messiah included in their meaning

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messianic

adj.

religion

related to a messiah or the Messiah

Hallelujah Chorus

music

famous chorus from Handel's 'Messiah' oratorio

messianism

religious belief

belief in a messiah as a savior

Rastafarianism

Jamaican religion

religion from Jamaica worshiping Haile Selassie as Messiah

Handel

composer

German-British Baroque composer known for 'Messiah'

Immanuel

Christianity

the Messiah as identified in Christian tradition

messiahship

religion savior

state of being a messiah or acting as a savior

Examples of Messiah in a sentence

The Messiah is central to their faith.
Many saw him as the Messiah who would lead them to freedom.
The prophecy spoke of a coming Messiah.
The choir rehearsed for the Messiah concert.
Tickets for Handel's Messiah sold out quickly.

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French:Messie, Messiah, ...
German:Messias, ...
Italian:Messia, Messiah, ...
Spanish:Mesías, El Mesías, ...
Portuguese:Messias, Messiah, ...
Chinese:弥赛亚, ...
Japanese:メシア, メサイア, ...
Arabic:المَسيح, مسيح, ...
Hebrew:מָשִׁיחַ, מָשִׁיחַ, ...
Russian:Мессия, ...
Ukrainian:Месія, ...
Hindi:मसीहा, ...
Bengali:মসিহা, মেসায়াহ, ...
Catalan:Messies, El Messies, ...
Czech:Mesiáš, mesiáš, ...
Danish:Messias, ...
Dutch:Messias, Messiah, ...
Greek:Μεσσίας, ...
Hungarian:Messiás, megváltó, ...
Khmer:ព្រះមេស្ស៊ី, ព្រះសង្គ្រោះ, ...
Korean:메시아, ...
Persian:مسیح, ...
Polish:Mesjasz, ...
Portuguese (BR):Messias, ...
Romanian:Mesia, Messiah, ...
Swedish:Messias, ...
Thai:พระเมสสิยาห์, เมสสิยาห์, ...
Turkish:Mesih, ...
Vietnamese:Đấng Cứu Thế, Đấng Messiah, ...

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