messiahs
Prophesied liberators arrive
Messiahs is the plural of messiah, a savior or liberator.
In Jewish tradition, the Messiah is an anticipated king who will deliver the Jewish people.
Christians apply the title to Jesus Christ.
Lowercase, messiah extends to any person regarded as a savior of a cause or group: The tech industry keeps looking for messiahs to solve its problems.
False messiahs have appeared throughout history.
Those who rescue others
- redeemersThose who deliver others
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- deliverersThose who bring items
Christ · Mahdi · chosen ones · second coming · salvation · apocalypse · covenant · disciples
Those who free captives
- revolutionariesThose seeking systemic overthrow
- leadersThose with authority
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- populistsChampions of ordinary citizens
demagogues · visionaries · movements · followers · charisma · rallies · promises · ideology
Representative small images
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- geniusesExceptionally gifted intellects
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- trailblazersThose who open territory
pioneers · transformers · disruptors · Steve Jobs · Elon Musk · movements · devotees · evangelists
Pretenders to special knowledge
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- impostorsThose falsely claiming identity
- fraudsDeceptive acts or impostors
- deceiversThose who mislead intentionally
manipulators · false prophets · con artists · Jim Jones · Koresh · Jonestown · Waco · brainwashing
saviors
Those who rescue others
deliverers · Christ · Mahdi · chosen ones · second coming · salvation · apocalypse · covenant · disciples · followers
liberators
Those who free captives
- revolutionariesThose seeking systemic overthrow
- leadersThose with authority
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
populists · demagogues · visionaries · movements · followers · charisma · rallies · promises · ideology · nationalism
icons
Representative small images
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- geniusesExceptionally gifted intellects
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
trailblazers · pioneers · transformers · disruptors · Steve Jobs · Elon Musk · movements · devotees · evangelists · influence
charlatans
Pretenders to special knowledge
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
- impostorsThose falsely claiming identity
- fraudsDeceptive acts or impostors
deceivers · manipulators · false prophets · con artists · Jim Jones · Koresh · Jonestown · Waco · brainwashing · followers
messiahsantichrists
Opponents of Christ
destroyers · devils · Satan · false prophets · demons
messiahsdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
devils · fallen angels · apostates · heretics · blasphemers
messiahsordinary people
Everyday individuals, unremarkable
commoners · nobodies · mere mortals · rank and file · followers
- false messiahFraudulent claimant of salvation
- The MessiahAnointed deliverer of prophecy
- messiah complexDelusion of being humanity's rescuer
- messianic figureProphesied savior of people
- messiah figureProphesied ultimate redeemer
- messianic hopeFaith in coming savior