messianic

Example Sentences

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“He is a ghost leader, like the Hidden Iman,” Golkar said, referring to a messianic figure in Shia Islam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

When, in preparation for this interview, I spoke to over a dozen people who know him well, including former prime ministers, the word they most frequently attached to him was "messianic".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Premillennialism: The belief that Jesus will physically return to the Earth heralding a literal thousand-year messianic age of peace.

From Salon • May 26, 2024

Trueba realized that they had messianic plans that did not include the politicians.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende