messianic
adjective
mes·si·an·ic
ˌme-sē-ˈa-nik 
1
: of or relating to a messiah
this messianic kingdom
2
: marked by idealism and an aggressive crusading spirit
messianic zeal
on a messianic mission
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The team includes a real estate mogul with no diplomatic experience, a conservative religious leader who views Israel in messianic terms, and an Israel hawk relishing the prospect of taking on the international community.
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Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
That assumption has given new fuel to the most expansionist—or even messianic—aspirations of Israel’s ascendant right wing, which hopes that, once the IDF obliterates its adversaries, all the naysayers might recognize the futility of trying to defeat Israel and, instead, pursue peace with it.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
The show takes place 10,000 years before the rise of the novel's messianic figure, Paul Atreides.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
In the context of Herbert’s Dune, the multi-millennia-long conspiracy in human engineering necessary to yield a messianic hero of startling apocalyptic power sounds supercool, giving Paul a Chosen One stature of virtually unparalleled magnitude.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
That assumption has given new fuel to the most expansionist—or even messianic—aspirations of Israel’s ascendant right wing, which hopes that, once the IDF obliterates its adversaries, all the naysayers might recognize the futility of trying to defeat Israel and, instead, pursue peace with it.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
The show takes place 10,000 years before the rise of the novel's messianic figure, Paul Atreides.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
In the context of Herbert’s Dune, the multi-millennia-long conspiracy in human engineering necessary to yield a messianic hero of startling apocalyptic power sounds supercool, giving Paul a Chosen One stature of virtually unparalleled magnitude.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messianic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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