Definition of Messiah

1. Noun. Any expected deliverer.

Exact synonyms: Christ
Generic synonyms: Deliverer, Rescuer, Savior, Saviour
Derivative terms: Messiahship, Messianic

2. Noun. Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer.
Generic synonyms: Logos, Son, Word
Derivative terms: Messiahship, Messianic

3. Noun. The awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex
Derivative terms: Messiahship, Messianic

4. Noun. An oratorio composed by Handel in 1742.
Generic synonyms: Cantata, Oratorio

Definition of Messiah

1. n. The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.

Definition of Messiah

1. Proper noun. (Christianity) Jesus ¹

2. Noun. (context: Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ. ¹

3. Noun. An extremely powerful divine figure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Messiah

1. an expected liberator [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Messiah

Mesopotamians
Mesoproterozoic
Mesozoic
Mesozoic era
Mespilus
Mespilus germanica
Mesquakie
Mesquakies
Mesquite
Messalian
Messalians
Messene
Messenia
Messerschmitt
Messerschmitts
Messiah (current term)
Messiahship
Messidor
Messier
Messier catalog
Messier catalogue
Messier number
Messier object
Messier objects
Messina
Messinese
Messrs
Messrs.
Mestee
Mestees

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