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messiah

mes.si.ah \m*-'si--*\ \-.ship\ \.mes-e--'an-ik\ \m*-'si--*-.niz-*m\ n [Heb 
   ma-shi-ah & Aram mebreve>shi-hsub-dot>a|B-, lit., anointed cap  1a: the 
   expected king and deliverer of the Jews  1b: JESUS  2: a professed or 
   accepted leader of some hope or cause  - mes.si.ah.ship n