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: messiah
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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
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Not to be overlooked is Basel’s more contemporary-orientated Kunstmuseum Basel, with its new annex designed in 2016 by local architects Christ & Gantenbein.
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Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
In his debut novel, Another Roadside Attraction from 1971, the mummified body of Jesus Christ turns up at a roadside hot dog stand.
—Tom Vitale, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
Who enters nameless? Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of
Christ in New Haven, Connecticut, A.D. 1639–1914
Compiled by Franklin Bowditch Dexter
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS, 1726–28
May 15.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
We are related with a deeper bond than natural families — the bond of Christ.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
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Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
In his debut novel, Another Roadside Attraction from 1971, the mummified body of Jesus Christ turns up at a roadside hot dog stand.
—Tom Vitale, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
Who enters nameless? Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of
Christ in New Haven, Connecticut, A.D. 1639–1914
Compiled by Franklin Bowditch Dexter
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS, 1726–28
May 15.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
We are related with a deeper bond than natural families — the bond of Christ.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Christ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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