Messianicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛsɪˈanɪk/,

/ˌmɛsʌɪˈanɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɛsiˈænɪk/,

/ˌmɛsiˈɑnɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German messianisch , -ic suffix.

Etymology: Probably < messian- (in German messianisch (1755) < post-classical Latin Messianus (1645 or earlier; < Messias Messiah n. + -anus -an suffix) + German -isch -ish suffix¹) + -ic suffix. Compare French messianique (1831), post-classical Latin Messianicus (1863 or earlier).

a. Of or relating to the Messiah; inspired by hope of the Messiah, esp. by the belief that the Messiah will arrive imminently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adjective]

Dominical1553

Messiacal1614

Messianicc1794

Christly1858

Christic1874

Jesusy1927

c1794 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1980) I. 708 It [sc. Ps. lxxxvii] is wholly Messianic.

c1823 S. T. Coleridge in Marginalia (1984) II. 922 Doubts of his [sc. Christ's] Messianic character and divinity.

1883 F. W. Farrar Life St. Paul I. ii. viii. 148 In all ages the Messianic hope had been prominent in the minds of the most enlightened Jews.

1907 Expositor Sept. 270 ‘Hour’ in this Gospel means..a psychological moment in the evolution of the Messianic consciousness full of significance for the Saviour's purpose.

1941 G. G. Scholem Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism viii. 284 The swift rise and the sudden collapse of the Sabbatian movement in 1665 and 1666, from Sabbatai Zevi's proclamation of his messianic mission to his renunciation of Judaism.

1984 Christadelphian July 246/1 The language used by Luke..recalls one of Isaiah's great Messianic prophecies.

b. Designating a person of Jewish descent who believes in Jesus Christ but regards himself or herself as retaining Jewish identity; (of a church or group) consisting of such persons.The term gained currency in this sense in the 1970s; quot. 1914 represents an isolated scholarly historical use, where the object of belief is perhaps more generally ‘a Messiah’ rather than specifically Jesus Christ.

ΚΠ

1914 T. Whittaker Origins of Christianity (ed. 2) v. 22 Why should ‘Christians’ be spoken of as existing in the time of Nero?.. By no other name could Greeks or Romans speak of Messianic Jews.

1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry 48/2 A letter protesting last December's decision by the Supreme Court of Israel that Messianic Jews are not entitled to automatic citizenship.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 July c8 Nondenominational church members are the second largest [group of registrants] with over 30 per cent. Lutherans have 6 per cent,..Mennonites 1 per cent and Messianic Jews 1/2 per cent.

1984 Times 7 July 12/3 Its most bizarre manifestation might be the Jewish Messianic Church, with a membership of Halachic or observant Jews who accept the messiahship of Jesus.

1994 Church Times 16 Sept. 7/5 St Andrew's provides fellowship to some of the many Messianic Jews—Jews who see Jesus, or Yeshua, as the Messiah, and worship through Jewish prayers, symbols, and festivals.

2. In extended use (usually in form messianic): characterized by the zeal and intensity of a messiah; passionately inspired; fervent.

ΚΠ

1938 Amer. Econ. Rev. 28 17 In his messianic zeal for the new order Marx built up a system of economics to support his preconceptions.

1966 J. Didion in N.Y. Times Mag. 27 Feb. 36/3 Ira Sandperl is a 42-year-old native of St. Louis who has..a shaved head, a large nuclear disarmament emblem on his corduroy jacket, glittering and slightly messianic eyes, [etc.].

1992 L. Niven & S. Barnes Calif. Voodoo Game vi. 68 He might easily have been mistaken for a desk warrior were it not for the messianic intensity of his eyes.

Compounds

Messianic complex n. = Messiah complex n. at Messiah n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1927 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 151 Mr. H. G. Wells began his professional life as a teacher. And his ‘messianic complex’ has kept him at it ever since.

1952 B. Wolfe Limbo iv. 214 A ‘messianic complex’, an urge to be a ‘world-saver’.

1975 Amer. Lit. 46 593 The man who suffered from a chronic messianic complex,..who never got over his childhood habit of accepting more love than he gave.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	messianic
释义	Messianicadj. Brit. /ˌmɛsɪˈanɪk/, /ˌmɛsʌɪˈanɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛsiˈænɪk/, /ˌmɛsiˈɑnɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Probably a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German messianisch , -ic suffix. Etymology: Probably < messian- (in German messianisch (1755) < post-classical Latin Messianus (1645 or earlier; < Messias Messiah n. + -anus -an suffix) + German -isch -ish suffix¹) + -ic suffix. Compare French messianique (1831), post-classical Latin Messianicus (1863 or earlier). 1. a. Of or relating to the Messiah; inspired by hope of the Messiah, esp. by the belief that the Messiah will arrive imminently. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adjective] Dominical1553 Messiacal1614 Messianicc1794 Christly1858 Christic1874 Jesusy1927 c1794 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1980) I. 708 It [sc. Ps. lxxxvii] is wholly Messianic. c1823 S. T. Coleridge in Marginalia (1984) II. 922 Doubts of his [sc. Christ's] Messianic character and divinity. 1883 F. W. Farrar Life St. Paul I. ii. viii. 148 In all ages the Messianic hope had been prominent in the minds of the most enlightened Jews. 1907 Expositor Sept. 270 ‘Hour’ in this Gospel means..a psychological moment in the evolution of the Messianic consciousness full of significance for the Saviour's purpose. 1941 G. G. Scholem Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism viii. 284 The swift rise and the sudden collapse of the Sabbatian movement in 1665 and 1666, from Sabbatai Zevi's proclamation of his messianic mission to his renunciation of Judaism. 1984 Christadelphian July 246/1 The language used by Luke..recalls one of Isaiah's great Messianic prophecies. b. Designating a person of Jewish descent who believes in Jesus Christ but regards himself or herself as retaining Jewish identity; (of a church or group) consisting of such persons.The term gained currency in this sense in the 1970s; quot. 1914 represents an isolated scholarly historical use, where the object of belief is perhaps more generally ‘a Messiah’ rather than specifically Jesus Christ. ΚΠ 1914 T. Whittaker Origins of Christianity (ed. 2) v. 22 Why should ‘Christians’ be spoken of as existing in the time of Nero?.. By no other name could Greeks or Romans speak of Messianic Jews. 1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry 48/2 A letter protesting last December's decision by the Supreme Court of Israel that Messianic Jews are not entitled to automatic citizenship. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 July c8 Nondenominational church members are the second largest [group of registrants] with over 30 per cent. Lutherans have 6 per cent,..Mennonites 1 per cent and Messianic Jews 1/2 per cent. 1984 Times 7 July 12/3 Its most bizarre manifestation might be the Jewish Messianic Church, with a membership of Halachic or observant Jews who accept the messiahship of Jesus. 1994 Church Times 16 Sept. 7/5 St Andrew's provides fellowship to some of the many Messianic Jews—Jews who see Jesus, or Yeshua, as the Messiah, and worship through Jewish prayers, symbols, and festivals. 2. In extended use (usually in form messianic): characterized by the zeal and intensity of a messiah; passionately inspired; fervent. ΚΠ 1938 Amer. Econ. Rev. 28 17 In his messianic zeal for the new order Marx built up a system of economics to support his preconceptions. 1966 J. Didion in N.Y. Times Mag. 27 Feb. 36/3 Ira Sandperl is a 42-year-old native of St. Louis who has..a shaved head, a large nuclear disarmament emblem on his corduroy jacket, glittering and slightly messianic eyes, [etc.]. 1992 L. Niven & S. Barnes Calif. Voodoo Game vi. 68 He might easily have been mistaken for a desk warrior were it not for the messianic intensity of his eyes. Compounds Messianic complex n. = Messiah complex n. at Messiah n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1927 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 151 Mr. H. G. Wells began his professional life as a teacher. And his ‘messianic complex’ has kept him at it ever since. 1952 B. Wolfe Limbo iv. 214 A ‘messianic complex’, an urge to be a ‘world-saver’. 1975 Amer. Lit. 46 593 The man who suffered from a chronic messianic complex,..who never got over his childhood habit of accepting more love than he gave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1794
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