Definitions for messiahmɪˈsaɪ ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mes•si•ahmɪˈsaɪ ə(n.)
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
Category: Judaism
Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26.
Category: Religion
(l.c.) any expected deliverer or savior.
Origin of Messiah:
< LL < Gk < Heb māshīaḥ lit., anointed
Mes•si•a•nismˈmɛs i əˌnɪz əm, məˈsaɪ ə-(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
messiah, christ(noun)
any expected deliverer
Messiah(noun)
Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
Messiah(noun)
the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
Messiah(noun)
an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Wiktionary
messiah(Noun)
The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ.
messiah(Noun)
An extremely powerful divine figure.
Messiah(ProperNoun)
Jesus
Webster Dictionary
Messiah(noun)
the expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Messiah
one consecrated of God, who the Jewish prophets predicted would one day appear to emancipate the Jewish people from bondage and exalt them in the eyes of all the other nations of the earth as His elect nation, and for the glory of His name.
Translations for messiah
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Messiah(noun)
(with the ) Jesus Christ.
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- المسيحArabic
- Исус ХристосBulgarian
- MessiasPortuguese (BR)
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- der MessiasGerman
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- ΜεσσίαςGreek
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- مسیح موعودFarsi
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- מָשִׁיחַHebrew
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- 구세주, 예수 그리스도Korean
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- พระเยซูคริสต์Thai
- Mesih; Hz.İsaTurkish
- 耶穌Chinese (Trad.)
- месіяUkrainian
- حضرت عیسیUrdu
- vị cứu tinhVietnamese
- 耶稣Chinese (Simp.)
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