messiah

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Líder enviado por Dios para salvar al pueblo de Israel, que los cristianos identifican con Jesús.

En inglés sencillo: The leader sent by God to save the people of Israel, whom Christians believe to be Jesus.

• They believed the messiah would come.
• Christians recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
• The teacher explained Jewish beliefs about the promised messiah.

Sinónimos: saviour

Expresiones frecuentes: the promised messiah, await the messiah, believe in the messiah

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Persona a la que se atribuyen poderes extraordinarios para salvar a otros de grandes dificultades.

En inglés sencillo: Someone believed to have extraordinary powers and to be able to save others from great difficulty.

• They saw him as a messiah.
• Fans welcomed the new coach as their club’s messiah.
• She warned against treating any leader as a political messiah.

Sinónimos: saviour, deliverer

Expresiones frecuentes: a political messiah, a new messiah, treat someone as messiah