Christ

noun

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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 adjective
Christly adjective

Examples of Christ in a Sentence

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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 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 Nov. 2024.

Biographical Definition

Christ

biographical name

Jesus see jesus

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