pseudomessiah

/ˈsudoʊmɪˌsaɪə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"The reign of Elizabeth produced a small army of pseudo-Messiahs."
"There is evidence that he was a Sabbatean, a follower of the seventeenth-century Jewish pseudomessiah, Shabbatai Zevi."
"Ferrar did not rule as a tyrant, nor was he the pseudomessiah of a cult."

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- 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 pseudomessiah From pseudo- + messiah.

pseudomessiahs (plural) pseudo-Messiah (alternative)

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How do you pronounce pseudomessiah?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsudoʊmɪˌsaɪə/.

What does pseudomessiah mean?

A false Messiah; someone falsely claiming to be the Messiah.

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