MESSIAH


Meaning of MESSIAH in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.