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1.
For Jews, the Messiah is the King of the Jews, who will be sent to them by God.
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2.
For Christians, the Messiah is Jesus Christ.
N-PROPER
3.
If you refer to someone as a ~, you mean that they are expected to do wonderful things, especially to rescue people from a very difficult or dangerous situation, or that they are thought to have done these things.
People saw Mandela as their ~...
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