Christ
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Old English crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) (whence English messiah).
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Christ
- (Judaism) The anointed one or messiah predicted in Jewish prophecy.
- 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. (Matthew 24:24, King James Version)
- (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy; often treated as a personal name.
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title for Jesus of Nazareth
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Christ (plural Christs)
- (art) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.
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Christ
- An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous by most Christians.
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- (expletive): God, Jesus Christ
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Most common English words before 1923: speaking · circumstances · sitting · #787: Christ · begin · wait · laughed
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- IPA: /krist/
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Christ m.
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- chrétien
- chrétienté
- christ (artistic representation of Christ)
- christianiser
- christianisme
- christique
- Jésus-Christ
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- IPA: /kʀɪst/
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Christ m. (genitive Christen, plural Christen)
- a Christian (male)
- 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58
- Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.
- Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme, and do not merely rhyme…
- Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.
- 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58