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noun
Having the position of, or being ordained by God as messiah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Having the position of, or being ordained by God as the Messiah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the position of messiah
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English messiah Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English messiahship From messiah + -ship.
