: marked by idealism and an aggressive crusading spirit
messianic zeal
on a messianic mission
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe situation is ideal for a paranoid leader hearing voices urging him to fulfill his messianic destiny. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The 10 Lost Tribes who disappeared after the Assyrian conquest of 722 B.C. may excite historical and messianic imaginations, but the recent reality of the making of new Jews is no less extraordinary. Dominic Green, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The same is true of Wansbrough’s students Michael Cook and Patricia Crone, who suggested that early Islam might have been a Jewish messianic movement. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The cult model comes complete with a visionary, messianic leader who drives core ideas, à la Steve Jobs at Apple or Adam Neumann at WeWork. Satyen Sangani, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, told the police that he was motivated by Abe’s connections to the messianic new religious movement known as the Unification Church. Kaitlyn Ugoretz, The Conversation, 18 July 2022 Bowie saw him frequently during his early career and recalled Taylor showing him a map of the world, indicating where alien encampments were located, and a would-be messianic performance in his waning years. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 June 2022 Landmark clips by Michael Jackson and Madonna centered the telegenic star, inviting crushes and curiosity while also transporting the viewer to another reality—one of zombie dancers or messianic lovers. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 The next day, however, Meadows told Ginni Thomas—the far-right activist and wife of the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—that the battle to keep Trump in power was a messianic struggle. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
probably from French messianique, from messianisme