Christ

== English == === Alternative forms === X, Xt (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Chrīst(us), 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: krīst, IPA(key): /kɹaɪst/ Rhymes: -aɪst === Proper noun === Christ or the Christ (plural Christs) (Christianity) The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament. Synonym: Messiah (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy. Synonym: see at Jesus Christ A surname. ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ခရစ် (hka.rac) → Hindi: क्राइस्ट (krāisṭ) → Nepali: क्राइस्ट (krāisṭ) → Pohnpeian: Krais → Shan: ၶရိတ်ႉ (khǎ rḭ̂t) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Jesus God Appendix:Glossary of Christianity === Noun === Christ (plural Christs) (art) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ. ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === Christ (blasphemous) An expletive. ==== Usage notes ==== Use as a standalone expletive is considered blasphemous by some Christians. ==== Synonyms ==== (expletive): God, Jesus Christ (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === criths, strich, trichs == East Central German == === Proper noun === Christ (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Christoph (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Christa and Christine. === Further reading === Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), 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] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29 == French == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁist/ IPA(key): /kʁi/ (obsolete; except in Jésus-Christ and alternatively in antéchrist) === Proper noun === Christ m Christ ==== Related terms ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁɪst/ Homophone: kriegst (one colloquial pronunciation) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German kriste, kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christianus, derived from the forms in etymology 2 below. ==== Noun ==== Christ m (weak, genitive Christen, plural Christen, feminine Christin) (Christianity) a Christian ===== Usage notes ===== 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. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === 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 ==== Christ m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christs) (archaic, now only poetic) alternative form of Christus (“Christ”) (Can we date this quote? (estimated date, first attestation)) Christian song Christ ist erstanden: ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “Christ”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Christ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Christ” in Duden online Christ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Middle English == === Proper noun === Christ alternative form of Crist == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Christus from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”). === Proper noun === Christ m Christ ==== Descendants ==== French: Christ == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”). === Proper noun === Christ m (Jersey, Christianity) Christ == Old Irish == === Proper noun === Christ alternative spelling of Chríst: lenited form of Crist == Scots == === Proper noun === Christ Christ == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /χriːst/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /χrɪst/ === Proper noun === Christ m aspirate mutation of Crist (“Christ”) === Mutation ===