MESSIANIC Definition & Meaning

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messianic

/ mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm; ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk /

adjective

sometimes capital Bible
1. of or relating to the Messiah, his awaited deliverance of the Jews, or the new age of peace expected to follow this
2. of or relating to Jesus Christ or the salvation believed to have been brought by him
1. of or relating to any popular leader promising deliverance or an ideal era of peace and prosperity
2. of or relating to promises of this kind or to an ideal era of this kind

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Derived Forms

messianism, noun
ˌ��ˈ��Ծ��, adverb

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Will those messianic qualities distill into sage leadership?

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In fact, the notion that a singular person can serve as an economic savior and, in messianic fashion, usher in utopia, is much closer to a socialist-communist notion than a capitalist one.

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Between the desert setting and the reluctant messianic figure, there’s a connection between the “Dune” movies and “The Last Temptation of Christ.”

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Ten thousand years later, Paul Atreides will become the messianic hero of “Dune.”

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