Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun messiah

4 senses of messiah

Sense 1
messiah, christ -- (any expected deliverer)
       => savior, saviour, rescuer, deliverer -- (a person who rescues you from harm or danger)

Sense 2
Messiah -- (Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer)
       INSTANCE OF=> Son, Word, Logos -- (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))

Sense 3
Messiah -- (the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people)
       INSTANCE OF=> king, male monarch, Rex -- (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Sense 4
Messiah -- (an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742)
       INSTANCE OF=> cantata, oratorio -- (a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text)