messianic
adjective/ˌmesiˈænɪk/
/ˌmesiˈænɪk/
(formal)- relating to a messiah
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- attempting to make big changes in society or to a political system in an extremely determined and enthusiastic way
- The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French messianique, from Messie (via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’), on the pattern of rabbinique ‘rabbinical’.
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