messianic power, n.All

Messianic power (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠weak, yet every generation has it, and the past holds a claim on it that cannot be settled cheaply.