noun
messiah
muh-SIGH-uh/məˈsaɪə/
A person believed to be destined to save or liberate a people.
The people await a messiah who will deliver them from oppression.
Etymology
The “anointed one” was a title for an expected deliverer of the Jewish nation. That association with promised deliverance underlies the broader meaning of an awaited savior or liberator.
In context
i understand that that god is you negotiate with him yeah and he's very active in making decisions that's like old testament stuff and of a redeeming messiah this christian messiah however was jesus who was god's only son
More examples
- The movement treated its leader as a messiah.
- She studies beliefs about the coming messiah.
- He rejected attempts to portray him as a political messiah.
Forms
messiah · messiahs