messianize

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verb

To make into, or treat as, a messiah.

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

verbmessianize (third-person singular simple present messianizes, present participle messianizing, simple past and past participle messianized)

present singular third person messianizes · participle present messianizing · participle past messianized · past messianized

  1. transitiveTo make into, or treat as, a messiah.

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. Englishmessianize

From messian(ic) + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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