messianic

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Moralism is normative, whereas the messianic is a liberating ideology.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a messiah: messianic hopes.
  2. adjective Of or characterized by messianism: messianic nationalism.

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  • Moralism is normative, whereas the messianic is a liberating ideology. —  Kafila
  • As if he were a cub scout den leader telling scary stories to a group of boys seated around a campfire he underscores the urgency of it all by saying "You don't want a messianic, apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs … When the wide-eyed believer gets hold of the reins of power and the weapons of mass death, then the entire world should start worrying, and that is what is happening in Iran." —  The Ugly Truth
  • You hippocratic, messianic, and child abusing-turned-satanic. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • That is because the goal of Hamas isn't Palestine but global and messianic, the establishment of a proper Islamic empire from Indonesia to Spain. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • In this section he wants to demonstrate how odd it is to think that "I have come" might refer to a specific office of Jesus (such as a messianic or prophetic office). —  Sibboleth
 

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  1. New Latin messīānicus, from Late Latin Messīās, Messiah; see Messiah.
 

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