Christ

(krīst)
n.

1. Christianity. Jesus.
2. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.

[Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Greek Khrīstos, from khrīstos, anointed, verbal adj. of khrīein, to anoint.]

Christlike Christ'like' adj.
Christliness Christ'li·ness n.
Christly Christ'ly adj.

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A title for Jesus meaning “Messiah” or “anointed one.”

IN BRIEF: n. - The appellation given to Jesus of Nazareth by the Christian world as the one fulfilling the prophecy in the Old Testament of a deliverer.

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ. — Gandhi Source: unknown

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sign description: The sign KING is made with a C handshape starting at the shoulder and ending on the hip.

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For a list of words related to Christ, see:

• Curses and Oaths
• God and Divinity - Christ: anointed Jesus Christ, Savior and Son of God, second element of Trinity (Christianity)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Kristus
int. - Gud

Nederlands (Dutch)
Christus, beeld van Jezus, Jezus!

Français (French)
n. - Jésus-Christ, le Christ
int. - bon dieu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Christus
int. - Himmel!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ο (Ιησούς) Χριστός
int. - Χριστέ μου! Θεέ και Κύριε!

Italiano (Italian)
Cristo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Jesus Cristo (m)
int. - Jesus!

Русский (Russian)
Христос

Español (Spanish)
n. - Cristo
int. - Cristo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Kristus
int. - Herre Gud!, Jösses!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
基督, 救世王, 天啊!

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 基督, 救世王
int. - 天啊!

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그리스도, 구세주
int. - 저런, 제기랄, 절대로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キリスト, 救世主
int. - おや

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السيد المسيح (نداء) تعبير عن هول الصدمه أو عن الغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משיח, ישו‬
int. - ‮קריאה המביעה פתיעה, רוגז וכו'‬

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