Messian

Messian adjective: of or pertaining to the Messiah.

Adjective (1)

Messian (not comparable)

(archaic) Of or pertaining to the Messiah.
- That to Earth's utmost lands I may set forth / Thy grace supreme, in sending her, else lost, / Messiah, saviour from the yoke of Hell; / And prove the pure Messian scheme, a scheme / Not mortal man's, but all throughout Thine own.1842, Simon Gray, Esq., The Messiad: Or, the Life, Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation of Messiah, the Prophet of the Nations, London: Longman, Brown, and Co., Book I, lines 39–43, page 4
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Messianic

Messian (not comparable)

(rare) Of or pertaining to Lionel Messi (born 1987), Argentine professional footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
- Every game, every attempted dribble, every pass, every goal (all of which, together, create the Messian mode of jouissance), is an “experiment” in which Messi seeks to conserve himself at the highest possible level, with the greatest amount of integrity.2019, Grant Farred, Entre Nous: Between the World Cup and Me, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, →ISBN, page unknown
- This week Lothar Matthaus compared him to Lionel Messi. […] His goal was typically Messian, he dribbled to the edge of the box before presenting the ball to a team-mate, and telegraphing with his run where he wanted the ball played back to him before sending an unerring shot at goal.2022 October 29, “Bayern Munich 6-2 Mainz: Sadio Mane one of six different players to score as Julian Nagelsmann's team move top”, in Eurosport

From Messiah + -an.

From Messi + -an.

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