English Explanatory Dictionary

messianic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
  2. Of, relating to, or resembling messianism.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of messianic.
noun
  1. One who follows the religion of Messianic Judaism.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-messianic.wav

Word forms

messianic Messianics

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic From Messiah + -n- + -ic.

Related words

messiahship Messianic Judaism messianism messianity messian

Derived words

antimessianic messianically nonmessianic postmessianic premessianic semimessianic unmessianic
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