English Dictionary

messiah

IPA（発音記号）

/məˈsaɪ.ə/

名詞

広義 比喩的用法

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

日本語の意味

神によってイスラエルの民を導くように定められた者。キリスト教及びイスラム教においては、救い主（メシア・キリスト）として信じられている存在。

Many theologians debated whether Jesus alone could be called the messiah that the prophets had long foretold.

多くの神学者は、イエスだけが預言者たちが長く予告してきた救世主と呼べるかどうかを議論した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(religion, loosely) A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.

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 messiah, who would lead them to true freedom. The planet is Arrakis, also known as Dune.

意味（3）

(figuratively) An extremely powerful figure.

messiahs （ plural ）