Messiah

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Mes=si=ah

CIDE DICTIONARY

Messiah, n. [Heb. māshīakh anointed, fr. māshakh to anoint. Cf. Messias.].

 The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.  [1913 Webster]
"And told them the Messiah now was born."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Messiah, n.
1 a liberator or would-be liberator of an oppressed people or country.
2 a the promised deliverer of the Jews. b Christ regarded as this.

Derivative

Messiahship n.

Etymology

ME f. OF Messie ult. f. Heb. masiah anointed

THESAURUS

Messiah

Christ, Christ Jesus, Emmanuel, God the Son, God-man, Immanuel, Jesu, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, King of Glory, King of Heaven, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Lord Jesus, Lord of Lords, Lord our Righteousness, Our Lord, Prince of Peace, Redeemer, Savior, Son of God, Son of Man, deliverer, emancipator, liberator, rescuer, savior, the Advocate, the Anointed, the Christ, the Christ Child, the Door, the Galilean, the Good Shepherd, the Infant Jesus, the Intercessor, the Judge, the Lamb, the Life, the Master, the Mediator, the Nazarene, the Only-Begotten, the Risen, the True Vine, the Truth, the Vine, the Way