mes ‧ si ‧ ah /məˈsaɪə, mɪˈsaɪə/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Hebrew ; Origin: mashiah and Aramaic meshiha , 'anointed' ]
1 . the Messiah
a) Jesus Christ, who Christians believe has been sent by God to save the world from evil
b) a great religious leader who, according to Jewish belief, will be sent by God to save the world
2 . someone who people believe will solve all their problems:
The club was in desperate need of a new footballing messiah.