messianic
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“He is a ghost leader, like the Hidden Iman,” Golkar said, referring to a messianic figure in Shia Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The frontman took umbrage at Jackson presenting himself as a messianic figure, protecting hundreds of children, calling the display "distasteful and crap".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
La Liga president Javier Tebas, who has been openly at odds with Perez for several years, criticised the "messianic, sectarian, supremacist" tone of the Madrid chief, in a post on X.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
Ten thousand years later, Paul Atreides will become the messianic hero of “Dune.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
Trueba realized that they had messianic plans that did not include the politicians.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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