messiahship

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noun

Having the position of, or being ordained by God as messiah.

“His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of messiahship.”

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English messiah ← Middle English Messyas →
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Meanings

messiahship1

nounmessiahship (countable and uncountable, plural messiahships)

plural messiahships · alternative Messiahship

  1. countableuncountableHaving the position of, or being ordained by God as messiah.

    His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of messiahship.

Messiahship2

nounMessiahship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHaving the position of, or being ordained by God as the Messiah.

    His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of Messiahship.

Origin

messiahship · noun

  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. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  10. Englishmessiahship

From messiah + -ship.

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Messiahship · noun

  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. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  10. EnglishMessiahship

From Messiah + -ship.

Full word history & related roots →
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APA

messiahship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messiahship

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “messiahship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messiahship.

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