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: messiah
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: jesus
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: an ideal type of humanity
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Christian Science
: the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error
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Victor While this began as a Christian name—meant to symbolize Christ’s victory over death—its modern-day Gothic association comes from the doctor who brings a monster to life in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
Everyone calls her ‘Mother’ Charlotte Coleman, 72, first met Holman-Robinson in 1973 at Christ Temple Apostolic Church, then located at 4809 Roosevelt Ave.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024
Followers of Jesus Christ bore witness to His presence Saturday, as tens of thousands partook in one of the largest Eucharistic processions the United States has seen in decades.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2024
His ancestry goes as far back as the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pioneers who settled in Mesa.
Davis served as mayor of San Bernardino, California, from 2014 to 2018.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
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Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
Everyone calls her ‘Mother’ Charlotte Coleman, 72, first met Holman-Robinson in 1973 at Christ Temple Apostolic Church, then located at 4809 Roosevelt Ave.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024
Followers of Jesus Christ bore witness to His presence Saturday, as tens of thousands partook in one of the largest Eucharistic processions the United States has seen in decades.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2024
His ancestry goes as far back as the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pioneers who settled in Mesa.
Davis served as mayor of San Bernardino, California, from 2014 to 2018.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
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“Christ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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