MESSIANISM


Meaning of MESSIANISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-sē-ə-ˌni-zəm; mə-ˈsī-ə-, me- ]

noun

Etymology: French messianisme, from messie messiah + -anisme (as in christianisme Christianity)

Date: 1867

1. : belief in a messiah as the savior of humankind

2. : religious devotion to an ideal or cause

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