Etymology

messianize

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Today it means: To make into, or treat as, a messiah. Full definition →

English messian(ic) ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās
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The story

  1. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  2. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  3. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  4. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  5. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  6. LatinMessīās
  7. Middle EnglishMessyas
  8. EnglishMessiah
  9. Englishmessian(ic)
  10. English todaymessianize

From messian(ic) + -ize.

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