English

Proper noun

Christ

1. The anointed one or messiah predicted in the Hebrew Bible.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 24:24:

     For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

2. (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy; often treated as a personal name.

Derived terms

Translations

Abbreviations

• ☧

See also

• Jesus
• God
• Appendix:Glossary of Christianity

Noun

Christ ‎(plural Christs)

1. (art) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

Translations

Interjection

Christ

1. An expletive.

Synonyms

• (expletive): God, Jesus Christ

Usage notes

Use is considered blasphemous by most Christians.

Translations

Statistics

Anagrams

• criths

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁist/

Proper noun

Christ m

1. Christ

Related terms

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kriste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɪst/

Noun

Christ m ‎(genitive Christen, plural Christen)

1. a Christian
   • 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58

     Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.

     Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme [in fact], they do not merely rhyme [phonetically].

Usage notes

• Christ is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Christ instead of dem Christen.

Declension

Coordinate terms

• Christin f

Noun

Christ m ‎(genitive Christs, no plural)

1. Christ
   • Christian song Christ ist erstanden:

     Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle. Des solln wir alle froh sein; Christ will unser Trost sein. Kyrieleis.

Middle French

Proper noun

Christ m

1. Christ

Norman

Etymology

From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός ‎(Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός ‎(khristós, “the anointed one”).

Proper noun

Christ m

1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Scots

Proper noun

Christ

1. Christ

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [χrɪst]

Proper noun

Christ m

1. aspirate mutation of Crist ‎(“Christ”)

Mutation

English

Noun

christ ‎(plural christs)

1. Alternative form of Christ (Can we add an example for this sense?)