Messiah definition

Messiah

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WordNet

(1) An oratorio composed by Handel in 1742

(2) The awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people

(3) Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer

(4) Any expected deliverer

WiktionaryText

From , from Hellenistic , from , from .

(Judeo-Christian tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ.
An extremely powerful divine figure.