Mes·si·ah [mi-sahy-uh] Show IPA
noun
1.
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
2.
Jesus Christ, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26.
3.
( usually lowercase ) any expected deliverer.
4.
( usually lowercase ) a zealous leader of some cause or project.
5.
( italics ) an oratorio (1742) by George Frideric Handel.
