English Explanatory Dictionary

Christ

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
  2. A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
  3. A surname.
noun
  1. A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.
intj
  1. An expletive.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Christ.

Pronunciation

krīst /kɹaɪst/ en-us-Christ.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christ.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-christ.wav

Word forms

Christ X Xt Christs

Etymology

From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Chrīst(us), from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “[the] anointed [one]”), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for the Proto-Indo-European root, *gʰr-ey- (“to rub, smear; to anoint”); further related to ghee.

Synonyms

Messiah see at Jesus Christ God Jesus Christ wow

Related words

Jesus God

Derived words

antichrist body of Christ brother in Christ Chrislam Christ Church christen Christendom christening Christian Christiandom Christianese Christianise Christianity Christianize Christianophile Christianophilia Christianophilic Christianophobe Christianophobia Christianophobic Christic Christicide Christ killer Christ-killer Christkiller Christmas Christocentric Christocentrism Christology Christ on a bicycle Christophile Christophilia Christophilic Christophobe Christophobia Christophobic Christ-worshipper Church of Christ Disciple of Christ Jesus Christ Jesus Christ lizard Jesus the Christ my brother in Christ my sister in Christ sister in Christ unchristlike unchristly Vicar of Christ

Translations

Afrikaans: Christus Arabic: مَسِيح Catalan: Crist Esperanto: Kristo French: Christ French: Messie Galician: Cristo Ancient Greek: Χριστός Haitian Creole: Kris Hindi: मसीह Hindi: मसीहा Indonesian: Al-Masih Ingrian: Kristus Macedonian: Христос Khiamniungan Naga: Khrīstā Polish: Chrystus Portuguese: Cristo Russian: Христо́с Spanish: Cristo Zazaki: Mesih
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