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messianic
/ mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm; ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk /
adjective
- sometimes capital Bible
- of or relating to the Messiah, his awaited deliverance of the Jews, or the new age of peace expected to follow this
- of or relating to Jesus Christ or the salvation believed to have been brought by him
- of or relating to any popular leader promising deliverance or an ideal era of peace and prosperity
- of or relating to promises of this kind or to an ideal era of this kind
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Derived Forms
- messianism, noun
- ˌˈԾ, adverb
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Will those messianic qualities distill into sage leadership?
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In fact, the notion that a singular person can serve as an economic savior and, in messianic fashion, usher in utopia, is much closer to a socialist-communist notion than a capitalist one.
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Between the desert setting and the reluctant messianic figure, there’s a connection between the “Dune” movies and “The Last Temptation of Christ.”
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Ten thousand years later, Paul Atreides will become the messianic hero of “Dune.”
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What do we know about Trump’s messianic martyr appeal for his White Christian right-wing followers?
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