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Messiah
01
an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
proper
02
(in Judaism) divinely sent king who will save the Jewish people
Examples
The people hoped the messiah would come soon.
03
(in Christianity) Jesus Christ, the Messiah of the Old Testament and the redeemer of humankind
04
any expected deliverer
