Christ

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See also: christ and Chríst

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, [the] anointed [one]), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for the Proto-Indo-European root, *gʰr-ey- (to rub, smear; to anoint); further related to ghee.

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Proper noun

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Christ

  1. (Christianity) The anointed one, the Messiah predicted by the Old Testament.
  2. (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "But I have seen the Christ. Oh, He was glorious, glorious! Now, good-bye - good-bye!" She backed towards the cabinet and sank into the shadows.
  3. A surname.

Usage notes

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  • Like God, Mom, etc., Christ is usually used directly in the manner of a name. However, it is sometimes used with a definite article—the Christ—in archaic or learned settings to emphasize its nature as a title equivalent to the Anointed One. When used as a title for Jesus, it is almost always applied as a postpositive: Jesus Christ.

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Noun

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Christ (plural Christs)

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

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Interjection

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Christ

  1. (blasphemous) An expletive.

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Use as a standalone expletive is considered blasphemous by some Christians.

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East Central German

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Proper noun

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Christ

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Christoph
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Christa and Christine.

Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French Christ, borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, the anointed one), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek).

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Christ m

  1. Christ
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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German kriste, kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christianus, derived from the forms in etymology 2 below.

Noun

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Christ m (weak, genitive Christen, plural Christen, feminine Christin)

  1. (Christianity) 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].
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  • This is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a strong tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Christ instead of dem Christen.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German and Old High German Krist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed) and/or its Aramaic equivalent ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (whence also German Messias).

Proper noun

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Christ m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christs)

  1. (archaic, now only poetic) Alternative form of Christus (Christ)
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      Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle. Des solln wir alle froh sein; Christ will unser Trost sein. Kyrieleis.
      Christ is risen from all torment. Therefore we should all be happy; Christ will be our comfort. Kyrie eleison.
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Further reading

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  • Christ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Christ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Christ” in Duden online
  • Christ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Middle English

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Proper noun

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Christ

  1. Alternative form of Crist

Middle French

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Christ m

  1. Christ

Descendants

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  • French: Christ

Norman

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Christ m

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Old Irish

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Proper noun

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Christ

  1. Alternative spelling of Chríst: lenited form of Crist.

Scots

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Proper noun

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Christ

  1. Christ

Welsh

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Proper noun

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Christ m

  1. aspirate mutation of Crist (Christ)

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Crist Grist Nghrist Christ
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.