messianism
/mes-ee-uh-niz-uhm, muh-sahy-uh-/US // ˈmɛs i əˌnɪz əm, məˈsaɪ ə- //
弥赛亚主义,弥赛亚信仰,弥赛亚精神,救世主
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the belief in the coming of the Messiah, or a movement based on this belief.
- : the belief in a leader, cause, or ideology as a savior or deliverer.
Examples
This big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 novel about messianism, interplanetary struggle, and ecological plunder is a corrective of sorts to David Lynch’s renowned misfire.
In Israel, cynicism actually means flirting with messianism: annex, sigh, annex, sigh, and join in hymns to the land of Israel.
There is no fervent messianism like that of the settler rabbis, no secular militarism like that of Zeev Jabotinsky.
But for Microsoft, the marketing messianism is more than fun and games.
Or are they gripped by some kind of apocalyptic delusion, some dream of messianism achieved by global destruction?
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