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

Adeyemo-Azeez was an ordained evangelist and passionate about winning souls for Christ, her daughter Kushana Allen told the Star-Telegram. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025

Operating in over 100 countries, the organization brings physical relief and spiritual hope, serving those in need in the name of Jesus Christ. —Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025

King of Kings was directed by Seong-Ho Jang and features Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Mark Hamill as King Herod, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Ben Kingsley as High Priest Caiaphas and Oscar Isaac as Jesus Christ. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025

Yorkville church to hold rummage and bake sale The spring rummage and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12, at Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville. —Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 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