Christ
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Christ/krʌɪst/
▶noun the title, also treated as a name, given to Jesus. ▶exclamation an oath used to express irritation, dismay, or surprise.
– derivatives
Christhood noun,
Christlike adjective,
Christly adjective.
Christhood noun,
Christlike adjective,
Christly adjective.
– origin OE Crīst, from L. Christus, from Gk Khristos, noun use of an adjective meaning ‘anointed’, from khriein ‘anoint’, translating Heb. māšīaḥ ‘Messiah’.
'Christ' also found in these Oxford entries:
AC
- AD
- advent
- Adventist
- Agnus Dei
- anamnesis
- Antichrist
- apostle
- Arianism
- ascension
- Ascension Day
- atonement
- BC
- bloody
- born-again
- Candlemas
- century
- Chalcedonian
- chi-rho
- Chrissake
- Christadelphian
- christen
- Christian
- Christian era
- Christianity
- Christian Science
- Christingle
- Christmas
- Christocentric
- Christology
- Christ's thorn
- circumcision
- concomitance
- consecrate
- consubstantiation
- Corpus Christi
- costmary
- crib
- crikey
- cripes
- criss-cross
- cross
- crucifix
- crumbs
- deposition
- disciple
- Docetism
- dominical
- Easter
