Christ
proper nounnouninterjectioncommon in dialogue
- //kɹaɪst//
The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
proper noun
- 1
The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
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A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
"But I have seen the Christ. Oh, He was glorious, glorious! Now, good-bye - good-bye!" She backed towards the cabinet and sank into the shadows.
Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.
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A surname.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist English Christ From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Chrīst(us), from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “[the] anointed [one]”), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for the Proto-Indo-European root, *gʰr-ey- (“to rub, smear; to anoint”); further related to ghee.
noun
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A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.
interjection
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An expletive.
Forms
- plural
- Christs
Christ · The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
Christa · A female given name from Ancient Greek.christening · The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is…Christian · A believer in Christianity.