Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a messiah.
- adjective Of or characterized by messianism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating or pertaining to the Messiah, or to any one supposed to exercise the office of a Messiah: as, the Messianic prophecies or psalms; Messianic pretensions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to the Messiah.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling a
messiah , theMessiah . - adjective Of, relating to, or resembling
messianism (Messianism).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most Jewish sages understand the World to Come as the world the way it will be when it reaches a state of perfection through human endeavor and G-d's finishing touches, what we call the messianic era.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: My Purpose in Debating Christopher Hitchens on the Afterlife 2010
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Snowsell’s use of the word messianic is telling, particularly when applied to someone like nineteen-year-old Carlos Torres, who tells me “Morrissey is like God” and is “immortal.”
Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009
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Snowsell’s use of the word messianic is telling, particularly when applied to someone like nineteen-year-old Carlos Torres, who tells me “Morrissey is like God” and is “immortal.”
Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009
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Snowsell’s use of the word messianic is telling, particularly when applied to someone like nineteen-year-old Carlos Torres, who tells me “Morrissey is like God” and is “immortal.”
Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009
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Snowsell’s use of the word messianic is telling, particularly when applied to someone like nineteen-year-old Carlos Torres, who tells me “Morrissey is like God” and is “immortal.”
Viva Morrissey! Chuck Klosterman 2007
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It would be a caricature to paint the whole country as caught up in messianic fervor.
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Hedges: I'm using the word messianic with a small m
Printing: Rob Kall Interview with Chris Hedges on Gaza, Hamas, AIPAC and more 2009
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Hedges: I'm using the word messianic with a small m
Rob Kall Interview with Chris Hedges on Gaza, Hamas, AIPAC and more 2009
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It is sometimes called a messianic complex, and makes it difficult, if not impossible, to accept criticism or personal responsibility.
Sleight of Hand 2007
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In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders
In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders 2006
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