messiah
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The Unification Church, known formally as The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, was founded in South Korea in the 1950s by Sun Myung Moon, who proclaimed himself the messiah.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But so too does the subject of this Greatest Story Ever Told, a messiah whose following has few equals in the history of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
Chalamet has already taken his boy messiah in the “Dune” movies to a dangerously dark place; his Dylan is cut from the same cloth, uncomfortable with the mantle thrust upon him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
"Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today," the Christian messiah tells him, to the disapproval of the crowd.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
Buttercup continued, moving slowly and smiling, alone, like some land messiah.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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World Religions
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The Princess Bride
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