messiah

Speech parts

1. messiah - Noun

2. Messiah - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

christ redeemer savior liberator saviour rescuer deliverer jesus king god lord mahdi deliverance almighty salvation
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Antonyms

satan human man devil demon loser
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Hypernyms

savior saviour rescuer deliverer

Related terms

messianic messianism messianize messianization messianist messianically

Anagrams

sameish smashie mashies

Examples

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah. Richard Bach

Every Messiah fails, writes Litvak, the moment he tries to redeem himself. Michael Chabon

We must not look for some kind of Messiah. Neil Kinnock

Every generation loses the messiah it has failed to deserve. Michael Chabon

The Jews are returning to their land of unbelief. They are spiritually blind and desperately in need of their Messiah and Savior. Jerry Falwell

A poor girl may have an illusion that a prince will come and fetch her home. It is possible, some such cases have occurred. That the Messiah will come and found a golden age is much less probable. Sigmund Freud

Close letter words and terms

Messi Messia messiad messiah complex messiahless messiahlike