messiah

BrE /ˈmesɪə/ AmE /ˈmɛsij/

noun en → es

1 RELIGIOUS FIGURE B2

a person who is believed by some religious groups to be a savior or deliverer, especially the one promised in Jewish writings and expected by Christians to come again at the end of time.

mesías

  • the Messiah

Collocations come as the Messiah

  • Jesus is considered by Christians to be the Messiah.

    Jesús es considerado por los cristianos como el Mesías.

2 SAVIOUR C1

a person who is expected or hoped to solve a difficult problem or situation.

salvador, liberador

  • be the messiah for somebody/something

Collocations be the messiah for a country

  • He is seen as the messiah by many people in his country.

    Es visto como el salvador por muchas personas en su país.