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Webster 1913 Edition


Messiah

Mes-si′ah

,
Noun.
[Heb.
māshīakh
anointed, fr.
māshakh
to anoint. Cf.
Messias
.]
The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.
And told them the
Messiah
now was born.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Messiah

MESSI'AH

,
Adj.
[Heb. anointed.] Christ, the anointed; the Savior of the world.
I know that when Messiah cometh, who is called Christ, he will tell us all things. Jesus answered her, I that speak to thee am he. John 4.

Definition 2024


Messiah

Messiah

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Messiah

  1. The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
  2. A saviour or liberator of a group of people.
  3. (Christianity) Jesus

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See also: Messiah

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Noun

messiah (plural messiahs)

  1. (Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ.
  2. An extremely powerful divine figure.

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