Difference between Messiah and Christ

What is the difference between Messiah and Christ?

Messiah as a noun is (judeo-christian tradition) the one who is ordained by god to lead the people of israel, believed by christians to be jesus christ. while Christ as a noun is "the lord's 'anointed one' (or 'messiah')" predicted in jewish prophecy.

Messiah

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Judeo-Christian tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ. An extremely powerful divine figure.

Example sentence: We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him.

Christ

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous by most Christians.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: "The Lord's 'anointed one' (or 'messiah')" predicted in Jewish prophecy.The title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as fulfilling messianic prophecy; often treated as a personal name.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

We hope you now know whether to use Messiah or Christ in your sentence.

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