messiah

  • 21messiah — [mɪ sʌɪə] noun 1》 (the Messiah) the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.     ↘Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of these prophecies. 2》 a leader or saviour. Derivatives messiahship noun Origin OE… …

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  • 22messiah — noun (singular) 1 the Messiah a) Jesus Christ, who is believed by Christians to be sent by God to save the world b) a great religious leader who, according to Jewish belief, will be sent by God to save the world 2 someone who people believe will… …

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  • 23messiah — mes|si|ah [ mə saıə ] noun 1. ) count 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 to save the world 3. ) Jesus Christ, according to the …

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  • 24MESSIAH —    a HEBREW word meaning anointed that is applied to a man sent by GOD to restore the fortunes of the people of ISRAEL. CHRISTIANS believe that JESUS OF NAZARETH is the expected Messiah …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 25messiah — n deliverer, savior, redeemer, emancipator, liberator, manumitter; lifesaver, rescuer, preserver, saver, Euph. life preserver. 2. zealot, firebrand, leader, charismatic leader, helmsman, German. Fuehrer. 3.Messiah, a. expected Deliverer, Savior;… …

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  • 26messiah — [məˈsaɪə] noun 1) [C] someone who will save people from a difficult situation 2) [C] a religious leader who is sent by God to save the world 3) the Messiah a name that Christians use for Jesus Christ …

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  • 27Messiah College — seal Motto Christ Preeminent Established 1909 Type Private Religious affiliation …

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  • 28Messiah (Haendel) — Messiah Le Messie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Messie (homonymie). Le Messie (Messiah, HWV 56) est un oratorio composé en 1741 par Georg Friedrich Haendel. C est une de ses œuvres les plus populaires avec les suite de danses Water Music et… …

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  • 29Messiah (Händel) — Messiah Le Messie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Messie (homonymie). Le Messie (Messiah, HWV 56) est un oratorio composé en 1741 par Georg Friedrich Haendel. C est une de ses œuvres les plus populaires avec les suite de danses Water Music et… …

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  • 30Messiah (disambiguation) — Messiah most often refers to: Messiah, a religious concept Messiah (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel Structure of Handel s Messiah Messiah Part I Messiah Part II Messiah Part III Music The Young Messiah, originally titled Messiah… …

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