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messiah

[mi-sahy-uh] / mɪˈsaɪ ə /


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This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Villeneuve is expected to start shooting Dune Messiah, the third movie of the Dune franchise, later this year with a potential release date in 2026.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

"Many people are calling me the Messiah," he said.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

His iconic Messiah, though, was uniquely premiered in Dublin - then Britain’s second-largest city - in 1742.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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