messiah

Significat (Anglès)

1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
2. (broadly) A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.
3. (figuratively) An extremely powerful or revered figure.

Conceptes

messies

Sinònims

christ

saviour

Traduccions

messie

messia

mesías

Messias

Messias

messias

messias

kurtarıcı

Mesih

mesîh

مَسِيح

Christus

Erlöser

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/məˈsaɪ.ə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle English Messyas, Messy, Messie, from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Doublet of Masih and Moshiach.