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

Jar Jar Binks Actor Reflects on Backlash to Phantom Menace: 'My Career Began and Ended' with Star Wars (Exclusive) Mr. Reed, Grant’s character in Heretic, appears to be harmless at first, welcoming two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into his home. —Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

McNelly Road Bentonville Bentonville Church of Christ, Activity Center, 708 N. Walton Blvd. Catalyst Church, 2812 E. Central Ave. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024

Nick Greenberg Trio, 12:10 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Fourth St., Downtown. —Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024

Among her stops before the MSU rally was at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit where Harris delivered remarks around noon. —Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024

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

Biographical Definition

Christ

biographical name

Jesus see jesus