messianic

English

Etymology

From Messiah +‎ -n- +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/

Adjective

messianic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
    Hyponym: Jesusian
    • 2019 August 21, Zachary B. Wolf, “Trump is either trolling everyone or thinks he’s like a god”, in CNN‎[1]:
      There’s been a change in President Donald Trump. He used to say he had accomplished more than any other President, a debatable claim. But now he’s using messianic language about himself.
    • 2023 October 22, Tom Phillips, Uki Goñi, “‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president”, in The Guardian‎[2], →ISSN:
      Speaking this week, Pope Francis sent a thinly veiled warning about the dangers of “pied piper of Hamelin”-style populists and “messianic clowns”. “There is only one Messiah,” the pope said, without naming Milei.
  2. Of, relating to, or resembling messianism.

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