Messias

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/məˈsaɪ.əs/

proper noun

The Messiah.

OriginLatin Messīās ← Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) ← Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteThe Messiah.

    I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 4:25
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    I am not one that is suddenly and unexpectedly started forth into the world, but that very Messias who from the beginning of the world was foretold and forepromised to mankind.

    1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture

Origin

  1. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  2. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  3. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  4. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  5. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  6. LatinMessīās
  7. EnglishMessias

From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

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APA

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MLA

“Messias.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messias. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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