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Christ

[krahyst]

noun

  1. Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.

  2. the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (used chiefly in versions of the New Testament).

  3. someone regarded as similar to Jesus of Nazareth.



interjection

  1. Sometimes Offensive.(used as an oath or strong expression of disbelief, dismay, awe, disappointment, pain, etc.)

Christ

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), regarded by Christians as fulfilling Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah

  2. the Messiah or anointed one of God as the subject of Old Testament prophecies

  3. an image or picture of Christ

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. tabooan oath expressing annoyance, surprise, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Christ

1
  1. A title for Jesus meaning “Messiah” or “anointed one.”

Christ

2
  1. A title by which Christians (see also Christian) refer to Jesus. The word is a Greek translation of the Hebrew messiah, meaning “the anointed one.”

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈٱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Christ1

Learned respelling of Middle English, Old English ī < Latin īٳܲ < Greek īٴDz anointed, translation of Hebrew īḥ anointed, Messiah
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Christ1

Old English ī, from Latin īٳܲ, from Greek khristos anointed one (from khriein to anoint), translating Hebrew ī Messiah
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The family sang gospel music and were active in the Church of God in Christ, where K.C. was a deacon.

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She invoked Jesus Christ as the reason it's okay to let people die from easily preventable causes.

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Those things do not exist in 2025, and thank Christ for small mercies.

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At the time, he said it was “an opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name.”

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“Flying a falcon in exactly the same way that men had done centuries before Christ transplanted Chris into their time,” Lindsey wrote.

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