antimessianic

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adjective

Opposing a messiah.

OriginEnglish messianic ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās →
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Meanings

adjectiveantimessianic (comparative more antimessianic, superlative most antimessianic)

comparative more antimessianic · superlative most antimessianic

  1. Opposing a messiah.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  8. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  9. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  10. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  11. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  12. LatinMessīās
  13. Middle EnglishMessyas
  14. EnglishMessiah
  15. Englishmessianic
  16. Englishantimessianic

From anti- + messianic.

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Translations

Portuguese antimessiânico
  • antimessiânicoopposing a messiah
Cite this entry
APA

antimessianic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimessianic

MLA

“antimessianic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimessianic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimessianic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimessianic.

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