messiah

messie

Chef envoyé par Dieu pour sauver le peuple d’Israël et que les chrétiens reconnaissent en Jésus.

En anglais simple : The leader sent by God to save the people of Israel, whom Christians believe to be Jesus.

• They believed the messiah would come.
• Christians recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
• The teacher explained Jewish beliefs about the promised messiah.

Synonymes : saviour

Expressions courantes : the promised messiah, await the messiah, believe in the messiah

sauveur, messie

Personne que l’on croit dotée de pouvoirs extraordinaires et capable de sauver les autres de grandes difficultés.

En anglais simple : Someone believed to have extraordinary powers and to be able to save others from great difficulty.

• They saw him as a messiah.
• Fans welcomed the new coach as their club’s messiah.
• She warned against treating any leader as a political messiah.

Synonymes : saviour, deliverer

Expressions courantes : a political messiah, a new messiah, treat someone as messiah