| 单词 | messiah complex |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMessiah complex Messiah complex n. Psychology a delusional mental condition in which a person believes that he or she is the true Messiah; (more generally) a belief held by any person that he or she is supremely powerful and capable of anything; cf. earlier Messianic complex n. at Messianic adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1954 Far Eastern Q. 13 301 When Christianity is first brought to ardent and sensitive individuals, troubled by the need for change, it has not infrequently created in them a ‘Messiah complex’. 1970 J. Wain Winter in Hills iv. 348 Oh, take your shining armour off, Furnivall. Ever since you came into the district you've had a Messiah-complex. 1989 Guardian (BNC) 26 July 44 Fellow-teachers and ex-students were easy prey to Bradfield's messiah complex, feebly indulging his lunatic egocentricity. < as lemmas |
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