Pseudomessiah

//ˈsuːdəʊmɪˌsaɪə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A false Messiah; someone putatively claiming to be the Messiah.

    "The reign of Elizabeth produced a small army of pseudo-Messiahs."

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"The reign of Elizabeth produced a small army of pseudo-Messiahs."

Etymology

From pseudo- + messiah.

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