Christ
Americannoun
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Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
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the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament (used chiefly in versions of the New Testament).
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someone regarded as similar to Jesus of Nazareth.
interjection
noun
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Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), regarded by Christians as fulfilling Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah
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the Messiah or anointed one of God as the subject of Old Testament prophecies
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an image or picture of Christ
interjection
Other Word Forms
- Christly adjective
Etymology
Origin of Christ
Learned respelling of Middle English, Old English Crīst < Latin Chrīstus < Greek chrīstos anointed, translation of Hebrew māshīaḥ anointed, Messiah
Example Sentences
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When we truly know Christ, faith naturally moves outward.
I saw Daisy’s playhouse and all her treasures—the cross she had made from grapevines wrapped in tinfoil, and the face of Christ she had molded from the dark red clay of the Ozark hills.
From Literature
The completion of the 17-metre-high white cross that stands at the top of the Jesus Christ tower is part of a set of 18 towers originally conceived by Gaudi.
From Barron's
“We make money on the Corolla—just not a lot,” said David Christ, Toyota’s North American sales chief.
And so on with the death of Christ.
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