Christ

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.

• enPR: krīst, IPA^(key): /kɹaɪst/

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• Rhymes: -aɪst

Christ

1. The anointed one or the messiah (the Messiah) predicted in the Christian Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.
   1. (rarely) Preceded by definite article.
      • 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.

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• Jesus
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• Appendix:Glossary of Christianity

Christ (plural Christs)

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

Christ

1. An expletive.

Use is considered blasphemous by some Christians.

• (expletive): God, Jesus Christ
• (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow

• criths, strich, trichs

Christ

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

• 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, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 29:

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”).

• IPA^(key): /kʁist/
• IPA^(key): /kʁi/ (obsolete; except in Jésus-Christ and alternatively in antéchrist)

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Christ m

1. Christ

From Middle High German kriste.

• IPA^(key): /kʁɪst/

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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].

• Christ 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.

Christ m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christs)

1. (archaic) Christ

   Synonym: Christus (the usual modern form)

   • (Can we date this quote?) Christian song Christ ist erstanden:

     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.

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

Christ

1. Alternative form of Crist

Borrowed from Latin Christus.

Christ m

1. Christ

• French: Christ

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

Christ m

1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Christ

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

Christ

1. Christ

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χriːst/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /χrɪst/

Christ m

1. aspirate mutation of Crist (“Christ”)