semimessianic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic English semimessianic From semi- + messianic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Somewhat or partly messianic.