[ mɪ'sʌɪə ]
■ noun
1》 ( the Messiah ) the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.
↘Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of these prophecies.
2》 a leader or saviour.
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
OE Messias : via late L. and Gk from Heb. māšīaḥ 'anointed'.