messiahnoun [ S ]
uk/məˈsaɪ.ə/us/məˈsaɪ.ə/a leader who is believed to have the power to solve the world's problems:
An ordinary priest, he was hailed by thousands as the new messiah.
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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the Messiah
in the Christian religion, Jesus Christ
in the Jewish religion, a king who will be sent by God to save the Jewish people
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The Bible - people, events & places
- Adam
- annunciation
- apocalypse
- Armageddon
- bible
- Goliath
- gospel
- Jesus Christ
- Judgment Day
- Madonna
- resurrection
- the ark
- the Beatitudes
- the Blessed Virgin
- the Day of Judgment
- the Old Testament
- the Second Coming
- the Ten Commandments
- the Torah
- verse
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