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BNC: 10583 COCA: 19660

messiah

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
messiah /məˈsajə/ noun
plural messiahs
messiah
/məˈsajə/
noun
plural messiahs
Learner's definition of MESSIAH
the Messiah
Judaism : a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews弥赛亚(上帝派去拯救犹太人民的国王)
Christianity : Jesus Christ救世主基督
[count] : a person who is expected to save people from a very bad situation救星;人民信赖的领导者
BNC: 10583 COCA: 19660

messiah

noun

mes·​si·​ah mə-ˈsī-ə How to pronounce messiah (audio)
1
capitalized
a
: the expected king and deliverer of the Jews
2
: a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause
security, which the political messiahs promise Vardis Fisher
messiahship noun

Example Sentences

They thought the new principal was the messiah the school had been hoping for.
Recent Examples on the Web In the 1700s, Eve Frank and her father converted thousands to a religion that worshipped Eve as the only female messiah in history. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022 Pais and Ruck shine as portraits of corporate myopia, and Dylan Minnette and Camryn Mi-Young Kim do good work as two of the young employees who begin to doubt their corporate messiah. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022 Timothee Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and just maybe a messiah. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2022 Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and possibly a messiah, though Paul is a little reluctant on the latter front. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021 Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and possibly a messiah, though Paul is a little reluctant on the latter front. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021 Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and possibly a messiah, though Paul is a little reluctant on the latter front. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021 Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and possibly a messiah, though Paul is a little reluctant on the latter front. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021 One day the messiah was showing off your lobsters; then he was gone, your company stolen, remade and maybe returned, though maybe not. New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew māshīaḥ & Aramaic mĕshīḥā, literally, anointed

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of messiah was before the 12th century
BNC: 10583 COCA: 19660

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