Jesus

noun

Je·​sus ˈjē-zəs  -zəz 

 also  -ˌzəs,

 and  -ˌzəz

1

or Jesus Christ : the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation

called also Christ, Christ Jesus

2

Christian Science : the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew Yēshūaʽ

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Jesus

• Christ Jesus
• come to Jesus moment

Biographical Definition

Jesus

biographical name

Je·​sus ˈjē-zəs 

-zəz

variants or Jesus Christ

ˈkrīst 

or Christ Jesus

circa 6 b.c.–circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith