n. 1 a liberator or would-be liberator of an oppressed people or country. 2 a the promised deliverer of the Jews. b Christ regarded as this. Messiahship n.
[ ME f. OF Messie ult. f. Heb. masiah anointed ]
MESSIAH
Meaning of MESSIAH in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012