messiah
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 →
2) (church) Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ). tree →
3) A messiah is any leader people hope will save them or solve their problems (sometimes said with doubt). tree →
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 →
- Jewish people believe the Messiah has not yet come. tree →
- «Christ» is the Greek word for «Messiah». tree →
- Our choir sang the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's «Messiah». tree →
- The prophets spoke of a Messiah from the family of David. tree →
- Fans treated the new coach like a messiah. tree →
- The shepherds were told that the Messiah was born. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «messiah» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.