- Messiah⇄expr. the Messiah, (in Christian use) Jesus, as fulfilling the prophecy of the Lord's Anointed.
- Messiah⇄Messiah, noun.
1. the leader and liberator of the Jews, promised by the prophets and looked for as the restorer of the theocracy.
2. Often, messiah. any person hailed as or thought of as a savior, liberator, or deliverer.