messianic
pronunciation
How to pronounce messianic in British English:
UK [ˌmesiˈænɪk]
How to pronounce messianic in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance
Word Origin
- messianic (adj.)
- 1831, from Modern Latin messianicus, from Messias (see messiah).
Example
- 1. That message , often delivered in sententious , near messianic tones , had little appeal .
- 2. As is his wont , mr blair tends to be more messianic about this than most politicians .
- 3. Mr blair is portrayed as both a shallow , image-conscious salesman and as a messianic ideologue driven by stupidly fixed convictions .
- 4. Perhaps nowhere in the literary tradition is love permitted such messianic value than in his saccharinely titled fifth novel .
- 5. Messianic sci-fi movies and tv programs despite their own interest in parthenogenesis did not spring forth fully formed from the new testament .