messiah
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The Unification Church, known formally as The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, was founded in South Korea in the 1950s by Moon Sun-myung, who proclaimed himself the messiah.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
But so too does the subject of this Greatest Story Ever Told, a messiah whose following has few equals in the history of the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
About a century ago on the Pacific island of Vanuatu, a messiah cult centered on a mythical figure named John Frum, who would bring riches and happiness, rooted itself among the local population.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
Chalamet has already taken his boy messiah in the “Dune” movies to a dangerously dark place; his Dylan is cut from the same cloth, uncomfortable with the mantle thrust upon him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing messiah
World Religions
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Prince (1958-2016) Tribute List
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The Princess Bride
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