Christ

noun

ˈkrīst 

1

: messiah

2

or less commonly Christ Jesus : jesus

3

: an ideal type of humanity

4

Christian Science : the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error

Christlike

ˈkrīst-ˌlīk 

adjective

Christly

ˈkrīst-lē 

adjective

Examples of Christ in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

The Passion of the Christ broke records upon its release 21 years ago, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing movie of 2004 worldwide. —Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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

biographical name

Jesus see jesus