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Webster 1913 Edition


Christ

Christ

,
Noun.
[L.
Christus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] anointed, fr.
χρίειν
to anoint. See
Chrism
.]
The Anointed
; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew
Messiah
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Christ

CHRIST

,
Noun.
THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World, and synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sacerdotal and regal offices by anointing them with oil.

Definition 2024


Christ

Christ

See also: christ

English

Proper noun

Christ

  1. The anointed one or messiah predicted in the Hebrew Bible.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 24:24:
      For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
  2. (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy; often treated as a personal name.

Derived terms

Translations

Abbreviations

See also

  • Jesus
  • God
  • Appendix:Glossary of Christianity

Noun

Christ (plural Christs)

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

Translations

Interjection

Christ

  1. An expletive.

Synonyms

Usage notes

Use is considered blasphemous by most Christians.

Translations

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: speaking · circumstances · sitting · #787: Christ · begin · wait · laughed

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁist/

Proper noun

Christ m

  1. Christ

Related terms


German

Etymology

From Middle High German kriste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɪst/

Noun

Christ m (genitive Christen, plural Christen)

  1. 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

  • Christ is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Christ instead of dem Christen.

Declension

Coordinate terms

Noun

Christ m (genitive Christs, no plural)

  1. Christ
    • Christian song Christ ist erstanden:
      Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle. Des solln wir alle froh sein; Christ will unser Trost sein. Kyrieleis.

Middle French

Proper noun

Christ m

  1. Christ

Norman

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Christ m

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Scots

Proper noun

Christ

  1. Christ

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χrɪst]

Proper noun

Christ m

  1. aspirate mutation of Crist (Christ)

Mutation

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.

christ

christ

See also: Christ

English

Noun

christ (plural christs)

  1. Alternative form of Christ (Can we add an example for this sense?)