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Webster 1913 Edition


Christ

Christ

,
Noun.
[L.
Christus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] anointed, fr.
χρίειν
to anoint. See
Chrism
.]
The Anointed
; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew
Messiah
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Christ

CHRIST

,
Noun.
THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World, and synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sacerdotal and regal offices by anointing them with oil.