Messiah
11Messiah — Messiahship, n. Messianic /mes ee an ik/, adj. Messianically, adv. /mi suy euh/, n. 1. the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people. 2. Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26. 3 …
12Messiah — An oratorio of George Frideric Handel, composed from 22 August to 12 September (orchestrated by 14 September) 1741, first performed for a charity concert in Dublin on 13 April 1742, {}Messiah is likely the most famous large piece of music set… …
13Messiah — Hebrew for ‘anointed one’, who will be a saviour of the people, and used in OT of both kings and priests, especially of David and his successors, but also of Cyrus (Isa. 45:1). In the prophets a future king of eschatological hope is expected to… …
14Messiah — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Messiah (значения). Messiah Разработчик Shiny Entertainment Издатель Interplay Entertainment Локализатор …
15Messiah — (Heb. mashiah), in all the thirty nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. Christos. It means anointed. Thus priests (Ex. 28:41; 40:15; Num. 3:3), prophets (1 Kings 19:16), and kings (1 Sam. 9:16; 16:3; 2… …
16messiah — [[t]mɪsa͟ɪ͟ə[/t]] messiahs 1) N PROPER For Jews, the Messiah is the King of the Jews, who will be sent to them by God. 2) N PROPER For Christians, the Messiah is Jesus Christ. 3) N COUNT: usu with supp If you refer to someone as a messiah, you… …
17messiah — UK [məˈsaɪə] / US noun Word forms messiah : singular messiah plural messiahs 1) [countable] someone who people believe will save them from trouble or a difficult situation 2) the Messiah a religious leader who some people believe is sent by God… …
18Messiah — Ghost dance Ghost dance A religious dance of the North American Indians, participated in by both sexes, and looked upon as a rite of invocation the purpose of which is, through trance and vision, to bring the dancer into communion with the unseen …
19Messiah — n. to await the Messiah * * * to await the Messiah …
20messiah — mes|si|ah [mıˈsaıə] n [singular] [Date: 1100 1200; : Hebrew; Origin: mashiah and Aramaic meshiha, anointed ] 1.) the Messiah a) Jesus Christ, who Christians believe has been sent by God to save the world from evil b) a great religious leader who …
