How to Use messianism in a Sentence
messianism
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Political messianism is a style of leadership that places great faith in a single leader who is endowed with godlike attributes.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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These posts help illustrate the political messianism that Trump has brought to the Oval Office.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Writers and thinkers in America’s privileged classes resurrected, to some profit, the political messianism that their European counterparts had abandoned.
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Writers and thinkers in America’s privileged classes resurrected, to some profit, the political messianism that their European counterparts had abandoned.
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Eric Voegelin, a 20th-century political thinker, warned that political messianism often fuels authoritarian rule.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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