messiah

Mes·si·ah

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mi-sahy-uh]
- /mɪˈsaɪ ə/
- /məˈsaɪ.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mi-sahy-uh]
- /mɪˈsaɪ ə/

Definitions of messiah word

noun messiah the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people. 1
noun messiah Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26. 1
noun messiah (usually lowercase) any expected deliverer. 1
noun messiah (usually lowercase) a zealous leader of some cause or project. 1
noun messiah (italics) an oratorio (1742) by George Frideric Handel. 1
noun messiah The promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. 1

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Parts of speech for Messiah

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Messiah

messiah popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for messiah

noun messiah

lord — a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
savior — a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
christ — Christ is one of the names of Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the son of God and whose teachings are the basis of Christianity.
good shepherd — Jesus Christ. John 10:11–14.
jesus — Jesus.

All 17 Synonyms of messiah

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