messianist

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adjective

Relating to messianism

OriginEnglish messian(ic) ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās →
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Meanings

adjectivemessianist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to messianism
nounmessianist (plural messianists)

plural messianists

  1. A believer in messianism

Origin

  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. Englishmessianist

From messian(ic) + -ist.

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Translations

French messianiste, messianiste
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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