messianic
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But the archdeacon told the court he had noticed Brain - who was ordained in the cassock worn by Robert de Niro in the 1986 film The Mission - becoming "something of a messianic" figure.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“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
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
Since “The Empire Strikes Back,” the movies have swung between messianic heroism and a more accommodating vision of how revolutions really happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
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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