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Messias

/məˈsaɪ.əs/

Messias proper noun: the Messiah.

Proper noun

Messias

  1. (obsolete) The Messiah.
    • I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 4:25
    • I am not one that is suddenly and unexpectedly started forth into the world, but that very Messias who from the beginning of the world was foretold and forepromised to mankind.1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture

Origin of Messias

From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Questions about Messias

What does Messias mean?
Messias means the Messiah.
What part of speech is Messias?
Messias is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Messias?
Messias is pronounced /məˈsaɪ.əs/.

Words near Messias in the dictionary

  1. messianize
  2. messianized
  3. messianizes
  4. messianizing
  5. messianology
  6. Messias
  7. Messican
  8. Messick
  9. Messicks
  10. Messidor
  11. Messidors

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