messianic
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In South Africa, Isaiah Shembe's followers say he received orders from God in 1913 to found the Nazareth Baptist Church, and many view him as a messianic figure.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
Freston’s unusual and messianic marketing department got megastars like David Bowie and Mick Jagger to scream, “I Want My MTV!”—a campaign designed to strong-arm cable systems into carrying the fledgling station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Such utopian — and even messianic — ideologies typically contain a “pseudoreligious quality” that elicit an unwavering passion among their followers, even a cult of personality.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025
Between the desert setting and the reluctant messianic figure, there’s a connection between the “Dune” movies and “The Last Temptation of Christ.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
His most important question was whether the mercurial and messianic Teller could manage anybody.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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