Definition of messiahs:
(n) :
(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
(n) :
(religion, loosely) A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.
(n) :
(figuratively) An extremely powerful or revered figure.
(n) :
(Christianity) Jesus Christ.
(n) :
(Judaism) The promised and expected savior or liberator of the Jewish people.
(n) :
A saviour or liberator of a group of people.