messiah

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 mə-sī'ə

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
  2. A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi. broadly
    — The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe- a desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a messiah, who would lead them to true freedom. The planet is Arrakis, also known as Dune.
  3. An extremely powerful or revered figure. figuratively
    — At its best, psychoanalysis is the classic therapeutic technique for exploring unconscious processes. At its less-than-best, it is a jargon-opacified oedipus-complicated, libido-theoretical, pseudo-scientific cult whose messiah is Sigmund Freud.

词形变化

messiahs plural Messiah alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
messiah complex messiahless messiahlike messiahship pseudomessiah
相关词
de-messianisation de-messianise de-messianization de-messianize messianic messianical messianically messianisation messianise messianism messianist messianistic messianistical messianistically messianity messianization messianize Christ

词源

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
From Middle English Messyas, Messy, Messie, from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Doublet of Masih and Moshiach.
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