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messiah

/məˈsaɪə/

Translations

Messiahnoun

messiah

messiahs

MessieDans le christianisme, avec majuscule lorsqu'il désigne le Christ promis.

Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah who was foretold in the Old Testament.

Les chrétiens croient que Jésus est le Messie annoncé dans l'Ancien Testament.

MessieDans le judaïsme, avec majuscule pour désigner le roi et libérateur attendu.

The Jewish community eagerly awaits the coming of the Messiah to restore peace and justice.

La communauté juive attend avec impatience la venue du Messie pour rétablir la paix et la justice.

messieAu sens figuré, pour une personne vue comme un sauveur ou un chef providentiel.

Many people saw the new political leader as a messiah who would bring about much-needed change.

Beaucoup de gens voyaient le nouveau dirigeant politique comme un messie qui apporterait le changement tant attendu.

Synonyms

anointed one

Messiahnoun

A leader or savior of a particular group or cause.

Many people saw the new political leader as a messiah who would bring about much-needed change.

In Christianity, the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, regarded by Christians as Jesus Christ.

Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah who was foretold in the Old Testament.

In Judaism, the expected king and deliverer of the Jews.

The Jewish community eagerly awaits the coming of the Messiah to restore peace and justice.