Pseudomessiah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsuːdəʊmɪˌsaɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudomessiah is a noun meaning A false Messiah; someone putatively claiming to be the Messiah.
Meaning
A false Messiah; someone putatively claiming to be the Messiah.
Example Sentences
The reign of Elizabeth produced a small army of pseudo-Messiahs.
Ferrar did not rule as a tyrant, nor was he the pseudomessiah of a cult.
There is evidence that he was a Sabbatean, a follower of the seventeenth-century Jewish pseudomessiah, Shabbatai Zevi.
Word Forms
- pseudomessiahs
- pseudo-Messiah
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include messianist, messianism, messiah, messianization, antichrist, messiahship.
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