Christ

noun

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or less commonly Christ Jesus : jesus
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: an ideal type of humanity
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Christian Science : the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error
Christlike adjective
Christly adjective

Examples of Christ in a Sentence

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For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 This rescue device[?] protects the person who surrenders to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, since before Jesus Christ bend all knees: the heavenly ones, the earthly and the subterranean, and every tongue confess [to Jesus Christ]. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, over the centuries different cultures have blended it with their own histories and values—and of course, consumerist tendencies. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024 In the late 1870s, a land agent, William Flake, was sent by Brigham Young of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help the Mormon colonies settle in Arizona, which was at the time just a U.S. territory rather than a state. Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Christ 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christ was before the 12th century

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“Christ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Biographical Definition

Christ

biographical name

Jesus see jesus

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