messianic

Example Sentences

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The frontman took umbrage at Jackson presenting himself as a messianic figure, protecting hundreds of children, calling the display "distasteful and crap".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

La Liga president Javier Tebas, who has been openly at odds with Perez for several years, criticised the "messianic, sectarian, supremacist" tone of the Madrid chief, in a post on X.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

Freston’s unusual and messianic marketing department got megastars like David Bowie and Mick Jagger to scream, “I Want My MTV!”—a campaign designed to strong-arm cable systems into carrying the fledgling station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Ten thousand years later, Paul Atreides will become the messianic hero of “Dune.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

His most important question was whether the mercurial and messianic Teller could manage anybody.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik