messianic cult. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Hedges: I'm using the word messianic with a small m. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Rob Kall Interview with Chris Hedges on Gaza, Hamas, AIPAC and more] Reference
COOPER: The word messianic was used by one of your sources. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2006] Reference
It would be a caricature to paint the whole country as caught up in messianic fervor. From Wordnik.com. [Iranian ‘cult’ of imam sparks controversy] Reference
In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders. From Wordnik.com. [In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders] Reference
It is sometimes called a messianic complex, and makes it difficult, if not impossible, to accept criticism or personal responsibility. From Wordnik.com. [Sleight of Hand] Reference
Venezuela News And ViewsVenezuela News And Views: In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders. From Wordnik.com. [In praise of parliamentary systems: how to get rid of Latin American messianic leaders] Reference
Moralism is normative, whereas the messianic is a liberating ideology. From Wordnik.com. [Kafila] Reference
There is, in Marxist practice, usually also a heroic leader who strongly recalls the messianic hero. From Wordnik.com. [MILLENARIANISM] Reference
The Maccabean movement has a "messianic" character about it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
That’s called a messianic “delusion” you have little lunatic. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Will Scott Brown support repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?] Reference
Both have a kind of messianic religious fervor almost to their international policies. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 26, 2006] Reference
And had a kind of messianic-therapeutic, "transformative" view of what art could or should be. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-12] Reference
Others complain that his campaign is "messianic," too self-aggrandizing and too self-referential. From Wordnik.com. [Obama and the Power of Words] Reference
Somehow the Taglians had gotten the idea I was a big healer as well as some kind of messianic general. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Games]
He had a kind of messianic zeal, hopping around the room looking for the paper as if he wanted to convert me. From Wordnik.com. [The return of IDS] Reference
Like many of the seminar attendees, she hoped the U.S. under Obama would be pulling out of its "messianic" period. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Malcomson: If Foreign Policy Were a Castle] Reference
Russia is aggressive, China despotic and Iran "messianic" but none is as dangerous as the 20th-century totalitarian states. From Wordnik.com. [Fight for survival or the fight of the chickenhawks?] Reference
She said the intentions of the dance were "unintelligible as theatre"; it was "a kind of messianic travelling medicine show.". From Wordnik.com. [The Art Of Victimization] Reference
Don't you know Hillary's a liar in the pocket of corporations and Obama and his followers are locked in some kind of messianic thing?. From Wordnik.com. [In Edwards' Closer Ad, An Emotional Laid Off Worker Does All The Talking] Reference
Some of today's warmongers and dictators might learn something about the dangers of a certain kind of messianic zeal from this marvelous book. From Wordnik.com. ['Moby-Dick': Into the Wonder-World, Audaciously] Reference
Tony Blair's memoirs title change strikes a less 'messianic' tone. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
He added that Kanu has this 'messianic' presence each time the team is in trouble. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
A self-righteous, sanctimonious presentation of himself as some kind of messianic figure. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
And they were, for the most part, feared as 'messianic' by their enemies, both sane and insane. From Wordnik.com. [A Chicken Is Not Pillage] Reference
According to Springsteen, he and his band mates were almost "messianic" in their zeal to change the world. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
We all know that totalitarians and tyrants tend to use the same kind of messianic language, if not delivery. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The Prime Minister has promised a "messianic" drive to drum up new overseas deals in a bid to help push economic recovery. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
Though he admits that Obama's "messianic" status is a huge distraction, the Congressman sees opportunity in it for the freedom movement. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
As long as the Arabs are bristling with war mongering and incitement for hatred, Obama's peace plans will remain essentially "messianic". From Wordnik.com. [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference
"He doesn't want to be this messianic figure carrying stone tablets," says David Axelrod, his campaign manager. From Wordnik.com. ['The Audacity of Hope'] Reference
Compared to a decade or so ago, the belief in the messianic power of democracy and markets has reached a new low. From Wordnik.com. [Cold War II?] Reference
But being a classic self-absorbed, quasi-messianic member of my generation, I cannot let the occasion pass without deep reflection. From Wordnik.com. [Aarp? Arrgh.] Reference
He and Rumsfeld moved to end Ford's restraint and realism, and replace it with a more swaggering, messianic view of American might. From Wordnik.com. [The Understudy] Reference
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