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messiah

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noun/məˈsaɪ.ə/
  1. 1

    The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

  2. 2

    A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.broadly

    • The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe- a desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a me
  3. 3

    An extremely powerful or revered figure.figuratively

    • Girlie, as far as you're concerned, I'm the messiah of the DMV. Now, get out of the car.

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