Christ

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noun (1)

ˈkrīst 

1

: messiah

2

or less commonly Christ Jesus : jesus

3

: an ideal type of humanity

4

Christian Science : the divine manifestation of God

Christlike

ˈkrīst-ˌlīk 

adjective

Christly

ˈkrīst-lē 

adjective

Jesus

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noun (2)

Je·​sus ˈjē-zəs  -zəz 

also -ˌzəs

and -ˌzəz

1

or Jesus Christ : the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported in the first four books of the Bible's New Testament are the basis of the Christian message of salvation

called also Christ, Christ Jesus

2

Christian Science : the highest human corporeal concept manifesting the illusion of the material nature of reality

Examples of Christ in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Julie Holt Julie Holt serves as the chief nursing officer and vice president at The Christ Hospital, a regional care system comprised of The Christ Hospital and more than 100 outpatient and physician locations in the Greater Cincinnati area. — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025

Members of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue made up the worship band; Myers had helped bring Dylan himself to Christ. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025

Jim Caviezel, who starred as Jesus Christ will return alongside Monica Bellucci who starred as Mary Magdalene. — Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Three versions of Jesus Christ Superstar have hit the Billboard 200. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English Crist, from Old English, from Latin Christus, from Greek Christos, literally, anointed, from chriein

Noun (2)

Late Latin, from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew Yēshūaʽ

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Christ

• anti-Christ
• Christ's-thorn
• Christ-thorn
• Jesus Christ
• Vicar of Christ

Rhymes for Christ

• diced
• feist
• heist
• iced
• lysed
• priced
• sliced
• spiced
• spliced
• triste
• antichrist
• overpriced

Biographical Definition

Christ 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Jesus see jesus

Jesus

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biographical name (2)

Je·​sus ˈjē-zəs 

-zəz

variants or Jesus Christ

ˈkrīst 

or Christ Jesus

circa 6 b.c.–circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith