messiah
n. countablen. a person who is believed to save a group of people from their problems or suffering. In Christianity, this refers specifically to Jesus.
n. a prophesied saviour or liberator of a people; in Christian theology, the title applied to Jesus of Nazareth as the promised deliverer.
Many followers see him as their messiah.
The community waited for a messiah to lead them out of poverty.
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