[ adj ] of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance <adj.pert> messianic cult
Messianic \Mes`si*an"ic\, a. Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or character.
"Hasten the advent of Messianic redemption." Rabbi William Berkowitz, national president of the American Jewish Heritage Committee, suggested that Jews engage in a "spiritual election campaign" about basic decisions for their own lives.
According to the newspapers, Justices Menachem Elon, Aharon Barak and Avraham Halima acted on an appeal by a South African couple, Gary and Shirley Beresford, who belong to a Messianic Jewish sect.