messianic

UK: /ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk/ US: /ˌmɛsiˈænɪk/

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

messianic / ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk/ adjective

1. (sometimes capital) of or relating to the Messiah, his awaited deliverance of the Jews, or the new age of peace expected to follow this
2. of or relating to Jesus Christ or the salvation believed to have been brought by him
3. of or relating to any popular leader promising deliverance or an ideal era of peace and prosperity
4. of or relating to promises of this kind or to an ideal era of this kind

ˌmessiˈanically adverb

messianism / mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm/ noun

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

Mes•si•ah /mɪˈsaɪə/   n. 

1. Judaism [proper noun; often: the + ~] the promised deliverer of the Jewish people.
2. Religion [proper noun* usually: the + ~] Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise.

Mes•si•an•ic /ˌmɛsiˈænɪk/  adj. [before a noun]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Mes•si•ah  (mi sī′ə), n. 

1. Judaism the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
2. Religion Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26.
3. (usually l.c.) any expected deliverer.
4. (usually l.c.) a zealous leader of some cause or project.
5. Music and Dance (italics) an oratorio (1742) by George Frideric Handel.

Also,[Douay Bible,] Mes•si•as  (mi sī′əs) (for defs. 1,2).

• Hebrew māshīaḥ literally, anointed
• Greek Messí̄ās
• Late Latin (Vulgate) Messīās

Mes•si′ah•ship′, n. 
Mes•si•an•ic  (mes′ē an′ik), adj.  Mes′si•an′i•cal•ly, adv.