premessianic

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adjective

Before the coming of a messiah.

OriginEnglish messianic ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās →
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Meanings

adjectivepremessianic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the coming of a messiah.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  10. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  11. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  12. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  13. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  14. LatinMessīās
  15. Middle EnglishMessyas
  16. EnglishMessiah
  17. Englishmessianic
  18. Englishpremessianic

From pre- + messianic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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