messiah
/mɪˈsaɪə/noun
1
- (the Messiah) the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible弥赛亚（希伯来《圣经》预言的犹太民族拯救者）。
1.1
- Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of the Hebrew prophecies and the saviour of humankind（基督徒心目中的）救世主耶稣。
2
- a leader or saviour of a particular group or cause（人群或事业的）领袖, 救星：
the club's supporters have been tempted to regard him as a messiah rather than a manager.
俱乐部的支持者已被诱惑, 将其视为救世主而不是经理。
派生词
messiahship
noun词源
Old English Messias: via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew māšīah 'anointed'.