Messiah

Pronunciation

• enPR: mÉ™-sÄ«'É™, IPA: /məˈsaɪ.É™/

Origin

From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας, from Aramaic משיחא, from Classical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, "anointed").

Full definition of messiah

Noun

1. (Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Muslims and Christians to be Jesus Christ.Baha'is consider Bahaullah to be a messiah.
2. An extremely powerful divine figure.

Related terms

• messianic
• Christ

Anagrams

• mashies, smashie