How to Use messianic in a Sentence

messianic

adjective

• Head-to-toe white, of course, can also come with a strong whiff of the messianic.
  — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
• Even if the movie's two sequels cribbed too much from the messianic-hero playbook, the good work was done.
  — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2021
• The pop star raised his hands, striking a messianic pose from the stage as the adoring crowd strained to touch the edges of his flowing robe.
  — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• First, tone down the messianic predictions of peace in our time.
  — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 19 May 2017
• Near the turn of the century, the messianic Ghost Dance spread rapidly among the tribes of the West, prophesying the return of the dead and the end of settler dominion.
  — New York Times, 15 Sep. 2021
• Framing her as a prophet has opened the floodgates to all sorts of messianic theories.
  — Ellen Boucher, Quartz, 17 Dec. 2019
• A lot of people who are in that position sort of see themselves as messianic.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
• Not long ago, a man ranting in a public square about global collapse might have seemed like a messianic crank.
  — New York Times, 26 Oct. 2021
• To a cadre of young Israelis imbued with messianic zeal, the answer was obvious.
  — Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• But Pena’s acolytes often speak of him in nearly messianic tones.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
• The first half is messianic, hinting at a salvation long prayed for, and the second half sounds like a software company.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 May 2017
• The messianic and the skeptical sides of our national temperament have been present and locked in combat for a very long time.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 24 Aug. 2021
• But there is little sign at all that the Chinese government thinks in messianic terms about itself or aspires to conquer the world.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 21 Sep. 2021
• Trump, in this telling, is a messianic figure ordained to expose this ring of malefactors and imprison them all in Gitmo.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• But before a more constructive, less messianic vocation for the Russian state can be born, the Russian Idea must die.
  — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
• Above all, Zuckerberg and his acolytes are guided by an almost messianic spirit.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2018
• Her internal conflict is also a change from the book Dune, where Chani is a steadfast supporter of her messianic lover.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
• Bitcoin ETFs—long hailed as a kind of messianic vehicle for bringing the mainstream onboard the crypto train—are finally out in the world.
  — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
• Owens has a messianic ability to message hope in humanity in the midst of the apocalypse.
  — Vogue, 26 June 2017
• Some spoke of its reincarnation in near-messianic terms.
  — Beth Landman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• This captured a messianic mother (Lola Dueñas) dispatching her kids to leave their family home and save the world.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2023
• Perhaps Benoit Blanc will be contending with a messianic figure this time?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 2024
• None of them could see that an order built on lies and propaganda around their messianic leadership was not destined to last.
  — Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
• Since the existence of Blue Origin was made public in 2003, Bezos has cast the effort in deeply personal, even messianic terms.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 May 2018
• Bear in mind that the agreement’s flaws were recognized at the time, such as ignoring Iran’s messianic and imperial projects.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 16 May 2018
• His father was revered because of his revival of messianic sentiment in Iraq.
  — Jane Arraf, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2017
• Their goal is to eventually create a messianic figure known as the Kwisatz Haderach.
  — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2021
• Although Trump has become an almost messianic figure to some, Whitehead said the former president hasn’t changed the movement so much as he’s found a way to wield it.
  — Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• The time of lies, impossible promises, and messianic leaders who pledge to fix everything is over.
  — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 25 Aug. 2020
• Led by a messianic minister, others began a trek through central Asia.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 June 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024