Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ.
- n. An extremely powerful divine figure.
Etymologies
- From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας, from Aramaic (měšīḥā), from Hebrew משיח (mashiach, "anointed"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A prophet who adamantly declines the label messiah, and a kind of self-appointed Pied Piper in reverse determined to lead the downtrodden out of their misery, Moore makes his case in no uncertain terms as he winds crime scene tape all around Wall Street and insists on making citizen arrests via megaphone outside brokerage houses.”
“I mean - what do you make of the - you talk about a cult-like personality or you use the term messiah, the anointed one, he descended from the heavens at Invesco Field.”
“Your messiah is a bust and you will be much happier watching MTV or Judge Judy.”
“The only news origanization not worshipping at the altar of the messiah is the FOX new channel.”
“September 15th, 2009 6: 16 pm ET the messiah is afraid of Fox??? now that's a real hero. valwayne”
“The reason he called President Obama the "messiah" is to mock people who blindly follow everything that he says and does.”
“Pretty embarassing when the "messiah" is taken down by the most unpopular VP since Al Gore.”
“Maybe the kool - aid drinking Obama-Bots will get a clue and realize thier "messiah" is a fraud!!”
“While the messiah is taking this country into a defenseless rat hole .... all you can do is bash Bush and Cheney.”
“When your messiah is exposed as the illegal alien fraud, your democrap party will be toast.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘messiah’.
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Imbible Code ✞
Christian word branding; common English word-associatives connected to Bible terminology or scripture.
I also have a general Bible-word list.god, father, son, trinity, sacrament, knowledge, serpent, flood, evil, good, spirit, revelation and 118 more...
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What is a man?
Masculine archetypes and stereotypes, glorifications and vilifications.
This is in line with Femmesque, though narrower in its aim. I want simply the loaded nouns that denote a man's...cuckold, provider, rapist, messiah, hero, demon lover, animus, the man in the bu..., loser, mr. right, stud, bloke and 18 more...
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alopecia
i suppose, all of the words & phrases yoni wolf uses in alopecia, that i love.
ladies man, landmine, cavalier, consumer grade video, single's bingo, all-time gringo, calculated birth, manila envelope, mortaring, houdini, punchline, circus mirrors and 160 more...
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SoSheShall's list
slurp, coeur, slurple, glop, perp, fluarxx, ropechno, herrherr, burrduhherrherr, sloppy, cheezie balls, eccentric and 634 more...
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The Most Beautiful Words in the Engli...
mellifluous, obscure, star-crossed, undulating, solstice, messiah, audacious, solace, twilight, wanderlust, lovelorn, byzantine and 219 more...
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the gods must be crazy!
quetzalcoatl, baron-samedi, loa, orichas, arianrhod, aine, amaethon, annwn, arnemetia, balor, badbh, bean nighe and 1061 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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✖ LOCUTIONS
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lambda, coital, fuggedaboutit, altrap, HUGO, Synergy, Hieroglyphics, Patrician, distraught, Ethos, Devadasi, incarceration and 254 more...
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MISSGIVEN TITLES
words that i might put in my projects's titlte
medium, effigy, cineclub, ∞, guide, biscuit, voodoo, friends, spirit, palindrome, premium, minimus and 73 more...
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He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter
words evocative of Christianity
frankincense, myrrh, messiah, crèche, pulpit, sacrament, eucharist, nephilim, censer, vespers, compline, sexton and 44 more...
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A Nativity Scene, Wordie Style
deiparous, messiah, myrrh, frankincense, gold, manger, magi, donkey, ox, sheep, shepherds, star of bethlehem and 10 more...
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hallelujah
words ending in 'ah'
cheetah, hookah, halvah, menorah, messiah, mynah, chutzpah, uriah, oprah, savannah, shah, torah and 14 more...
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meleeman's favorite words
words I like.
melee, terroir, pinot noir, lingerie, foodie, chervil, chimes, gastronome, oenology, oenophile, gourmand, bouquet and 23 more...
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annabethblue's Words
phantasmagorical, cellar, selah, hallelujah, february, ninja, entschuldigung, zephyr, squinny, burrow, melanistic, squirrel and 6 more...
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Words that are also video games
Part of an ongoing series; I couldn't resist.
shinobi, pong, breakout, combat, asteroids, defender, kaboom, thief, abductor, hack, vanguard, blaster and 24 more...
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