transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈsī-ə ]
noun
Etymology: Hebrew māshīaḥ & Aramaic mĕshīḥā, literally, anointed
Date: 1560
1. capitalized
a. : the expected king and deliverer of the Jews
b. : Jesus 1
2. : a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause
• mes·si·ah·ship -ˌship noun