messiah

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

Messias

messias

Synoniemen

christ

saviour

Vertalingen

messie

messia

Messias

messias

mesías

kurtarıcı

Mesih

mesîh

Mesías

isa

Messie

مَسِيح

messies

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/məˈsaɪ.ə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.