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Definition of: Messiah
(mə·sī′ə) noun
1. The Anointed One; the Christ: the name for the promised deliverer of the Hebrews, assumed by Jesus, and given to him by Christians: with the.
2. Loosely, a looked–for liberator of a country or people. Also Mes·si′as. [<LL Messias <Gk. <Aramaic mĕshīḥā, Hebrew māshīaḥ anointed]
—Mes·si′ah·ship noun
—Mes·si·an·ic (mes′ē·an′ik) adjective
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