Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messianic

/ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: mes-sian-ic
IPA: /ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling messianism.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of messianic.

noun

One who follows the religion of Messianic Judaism.

Example Sentences

"There’s been a change in President Donald Trump. He used to say he had accomplished more than any other President, a debatable claim. But now he’s using messianic language about himself."
"Speaking this week, Pope Francis sent a thinly veiled warning about the dangers of “pied piper of Hamelin”-style populists and “messianic clowns”. “There is only one Messiah,” the pope said, without naming Milei."

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic From Messiah + -n- + -ic.

Inflected Forms

Messianics (plural)

Derived Forms

antimessianic messianically nonmessianic postmessianic premessianic semimessianic unmessianic

Phrases

Messianic Judaism

Frequently Paired Words

messiahship Messianic Judaism messianism messianity messian

Rhymes With

organic panic hispanic mechanic volcanic titanic oceanic manic satanic inorganic germanic botanic

Questions

How do you pronounce messianic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/.
What does messianic mean?: Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.
Where does messianic come from?: Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic From Messiah + -n- + -ic.

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