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messianic

/ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/

messianic adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.

Adjective (1)

messianic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
    • There’s been a change in President Donald Trump. He used to say he had accomplished more than any other President, a debatable claim. But now he’s using messianic language about himself.2019 August 21, Zachary B. Wolf, “Trump is either trolling everyone or thinks he’s like a god”, in CNN
    • Speaking this week, Pope Francis sent a thinly veiled warning about the dangers of “pied piper of Hamelin”-style populists and “messianic clowns”. “There is only one Messiah,” the pope said, without naming Milei.2023 October 22, Tom Phillips, Uki Goñi, “‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. Of, relating to, or resembling messianism.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Messianic

Messianic (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of messianic.

Noun capitalized: Messianic

Messianic (plural Messianics)

  1. One who follows the religion of Messianic Judaism.

messianic meaning in Arabic

messianic in Arabic

of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
مَسِيحَانِيّ masīḥāniyy

Forms of messianic

pluralMessianics

Origin of messianic

From Messiah + -n- + -ic.

Words formed from messianic

Questions about messianic

What does messianic mean?
Messianic means of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
What is messianic in Arabic?
Messianic in Arabic is مَسِيحَانِيّ (masīḥāniyy). See Messianic meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is messianic?
Messianic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce messianic?
Messianic is pronounced /ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/.

Words near messianic in the dictionary

  1. messiahlike
  2. messiahs
  3. messiahship
  4. messiahships
  5. Messian
  6. messianic
  7. messianically
  8. Messianics
  9. messianism
  10. messianisms
  11. messianist

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