messiah Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any expected deliverer
    christ.
  2. noun Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
  3. noun the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
  4. noun an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742

WordNet

Mes*si"ah noun
Etymology
Heb. mashiakh anointed, fr. mashakh to anoint. Cf. Messias.
Definitions
  1. The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.
    And told them the Messiah now was born. Milton.

Webster 1913