Messiah

n. A German epic poem by Klopstock, the subject of which is the sufferings and triumph of the Messiah. Brande.

n. [Heb. mâshiah, anointed, from mâ-shah, to anoint.] Christ, the anointed; the Savior of the world.

At thy nativity a glorious choir Of angels in the fields of Bethlehem sung, To shepherds watching at their folds by night, And told them the Messiah now was born. Milton.