adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:M EH2 S IY0 AE1 N IH0 K
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, relating to, or resembling messianism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of messianic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
One who follows the religion of Messianic Judaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
messianic cult
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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 English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic From Messiah + -n- + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَسِيحَانِيّ
(masīḥāniyy)
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Asturian:
mesiánicu
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Belarusian:
месія́нскі
(mjesijánski)
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Catalan:
messiànic
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Czech:
mesiášský
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Danish:
messiansk
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Esperanto:
mesia
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Esperanto:
maŝiaĥa
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Finnish:
messiaaninen
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
French:
messianique
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Galician:
mesiánico
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
German:
messianisch
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Hebrew:
מְשִׁיחִי
(m'shikhí)
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Irish:
meisiasach
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Norwegian Bokmål:
messiansk
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Norwegian Nynorsk:
messiansk
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Polish:
mesjański
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Portuguese:
messiânico
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Russian:
мессиа́нский
(messiánskij)
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Spanish:
mesiánico
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Swedish:
messiansk
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Ukrainian:
месіа́нський
(mesiánsʹkyj)
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Volapük:
mäsiatik
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Volapük:
Mäsiatik
— of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah
Asturian:
mesiánicu
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Belarusian:
месія́нскі
(mjesijánski)
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Esperanto:
mesianisma
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Esperanto:
mesiisma
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Galician:
mesianismo
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Galician:
mesiánico
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
German:
messianisch
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Irish:
meisiasach
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Polish:
mesjański
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Polish:
mesjanistyczny
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Polish:
mesjaniczny
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Russian:
мессиа́нский
(messiánskij)
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
Ukrainian:
месіа́нський
(mesiánsʹkyj)
— of, relating to, or resembling messianism
