Messiah vs. Savior

Messiahnoun

(Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

Messiahnoun

A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.

Messiahnoun

(figuratively) An extremely powerful figure.

Messiahnoun

The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.

Messiahnoun

any expected deliverer

Messiahnoun

Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer

Messiahnoun

the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people

Messiah

In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ‎, romanized: māšîaḥ; Greek: μεσσίας, messías; Arabic: مسيح‎, masîḥ; lit. 'the anointed one') is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of mashiach, messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a mashiach is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.

Saviornoun

(US) A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

Saviornoun

A child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.

Saviornoun

One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.

Saviornoun

Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.

Saviornoun

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Saviornoun

a person who rescues you from harm or danger