messianic
Example Sentences
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In South Africa, Isaiah Shembe's followers say he received orders from God in 1913 to found the Nazareth Baptist Church, and many view him as a messianic figure.
From Barron's
Since “The Empire Strikes Back,” the movies have swung between messianic heroism and a more accommodating vision of how revolutions really happen.
From Los Angeles Times
Smotrich's Israeli opponents use the word "messianic" as term of abuse when they talk about him.
From BBC
Such utopian — and even messianic — ideologies typically contain a “pseudoreligious quality” that elicit an unwavering passion among their followers, even a cult of personality.
From Salon
Will those messianic qualities distill into sage leadership?
From BBC
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