Christ

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See also: christ and Chríst

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, 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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: krīst, IPA(key): /kɹaɪst/
  • Audio (Mid-Atlantic)(file)
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪst

Proper noun[edit]

Christ

  1. (Christianity) The anointed one, the Messiah predicted by the Old Testament.
  2. (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "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.
  3. A surname.

Usage notes[edit]

Like God, Mom, etc., Christ is usually used directly in the manner of a name. However, it is sometimes used with a definite article—the Christ—in archaic or learned settings to emphasize its nature as a title equivalent to the Anointed One. When used as a title for Jesus, it is almost always applied as a postpositive: Jesus Christ.

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Noun[edit]

Christ (plural Christs)

  1. (art) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

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Interjection[edit]

Christ

  1. (blasphemous) An expletive.

Usage notes[edit]

Use as a standalone expletive is considered blasphemous by some Christians.

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East Central German[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Christ

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Christoph
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Christa and Christine.

Further reading[edit]

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French Christ, borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek).

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Christ m

  1. Christ

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German kriste, kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christianus, derived from the forms in etymology 2 below.

Noun[edit]

Christ m (weak, genitive Christen, plural Christen, feminine Christin)

  1. (Christianity) a Christian
    • 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58:
      Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.
      Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme [in fact], they do not merely rhyme [phonetically].
Usage notes[edit]
  • This is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a strong tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Christ instead of dem Christen.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Christ [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Christ die Christen
genitive eines des Christen der Christen
dative einem dem Christen den Christen
accusative einen den Christen die Christen
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German Krist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and/or its Aramaic equivalent ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (whence also German Messias).

Proper noun[edit]

Christ m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christs)

  1. (archaic, now only poetic) Alternative form of Christus (“Christ”)
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      Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.      (Can we date this quote?) Christian song Christ ist erstanden:
      Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle. Des solln wir alle froh sein; Christ will unser Trost sein. Kyrieleis.
      Christ is risen from all torment. Therefore we should all be happy; Christ will be our comfort. Kyrie eleison.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Christ [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Christ
genitive eines des Christs
dative einem dem Christ
accusative einen den Christ

Further reading[edit]

  • “Christ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Christ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Christ” in Duden online
  • Christ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Middle English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Christ

  1. Alternative form of Crist

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Christus from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”).

Proper noun[edit]

Christ m

  1. Christ

Descendants[edit]

  • French: Christ

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”).

Proper noun[edit]

Christ m

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Old Irish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Christ

  1. Alternative spelling of Chríst: lenited form of Crist.

Scots[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Christ

  1. Christ

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Christ m

  1. aspirate mutation of Crist (“Christ”)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Crist Grist Nghrist Christ
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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