Messiahshipn.
/mᵻˈsʌɪəʃɪp/, U.S. /məˈsaɪəˌʃɪp/ The fact or condition of being the Messiah; the position or role of the (or a) Messiah.
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1627 S. Ward Happinesse of Pract. 23 By this, Christ demonstrated..his Messiasship.
1669 J. Evelyn Hist. Three Impostors 89 He would not trust so farr to the vertue of his Messiahship, as to deliver himself in the Turkish Language.
1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 354 The Messiaship was pretended to by several Impostors.
1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 491 (note) Mr. Whiston..has produced 45 prophecies from the Old Testament, which are cited in the New, in proof of the Messiahship of Jesus.
1845 G. S. Faber Eight Diss. I. i. iii. 73 A Scheme of Pseudo-Theology characterised by inculcating a Series of perversive and usurpative Messiahships.
1909 Q. Rev. Apr. 582 The first to infer His Messiahship is Simon Peter at Caesarea Philippi.
1997 New Daylight (Bible Reading Fellowship) Sept.–Dec. 151/2 It is a splendid summary of what messiahship means.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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