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# messiah

«messiah» in Mova's school dictionary: **a future king from the family of David whom God will send…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Messiah; a messiah, messiahs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) In Judaism, the Messiah is a future king from the family of David whom God will send to bring peace and rescue the Jewish people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#m1)

2) (church) Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#m2)

3) A messiah is any leader people hope will save them or solve their problems (sometimes said with doubt). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education, pupils learn that «Messiah» comes from a Hebrew word meaning «anointed one», and «Christ» is the Greek word for the same; Jews are still waiting for the Messiah, while Christians believe he came in Jesus. In music, Handel's «Messiah» is famous at Christmas and Easter. Phrases: «the promised Messiah», «Handel's Messiah», «a would-be messiah».

### examples

- Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x1)
- Jewish people believe the Messiah has not yet come. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x2)
- «Christ» is the Greek word for «Messiah». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x3)
- Our choir sang the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's «Messiah». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x4)
- The prophets spoke of a Messiah from the family of David. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x5)
- Fans treated the new coach like a messiah. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x6)
- The shepherds were told that the Messiah was born. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/#x7)

### note

Capital M for the religious meaning. Adjective: messianic. Pronunciation: me-SY-ah. Say beliefs fairly: «Christians believe…», «Jews believe…».

### In the corpora

- [Jews do not accept Jesus as the Messiah; Muslims honour him as a great prophet but not as God's Son.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «messiah» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/messiah/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.