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Meanings of messiah in English

Portuguese
messias

Any expected deliverer.

messias

C. 1749 edition of the libretto for Handel's Messiah.

Usage of messiah in English
1
Obviously I would not be the father of such a second messiah.
The Hyperion Cantos
2
That 'messiah' lives now in the form of the child named Aenea.
The Hyperion Cantos
3
Denny says maybe it's up to us to create our own messiah.
Choke
4
Fifth was going to be the rise of the messiah in Palestine.
Reuters
5
Each translator may have seen him- or herself as its English-language messiah.
The Irish Times
6
To them, Steve is a secular messiah; to his detractors, a cult-leader.
Reuters
7
Their messiah was about to showcase his latest take on rock'n'roll chic.
The Guardian
8
What's it to you?' Who's gonna follow a messiah called Vernon, anyway.
Love All The People
9
But Zito doesn't aspire to be the messiah of the twitchy-finger contingent.
Wired
10
Her child was their messiah somehow, in conjunction with their Crimson Empress.
Antiphon
11
V.J: Well, some people thought that Obama was going to be the messiah.
Ebony
12
I wanted to know how someone sets out to become this satanic messiah.
Mindhunter
13
As the messiah, also known as Marcelo Bielsa, is currently demonstrating.
The Guardian
14
I had the sense to leave, and I was no messiah at all.
Illusions. The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
15
A less likely messiah in the making can hardly be imagined.
The Guardian
16
Fremen would not let themselves see any frailties in their messiah.
Paul of dune
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Translations for messiah
Portuguese
messias
Messiah through the time
Messiah across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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