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Christ, Church of(encyclopedia)
Christ-cross(dictionary)
The Christ Hospital(health)
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Christ (iou)



Christ noun & interjection.

A. noun.
The Messiah or Lord's Anointed of Jewish tradition. OE.
(The title, now usu. treated as a name, given to) Jesus of Nazareth, regarded by Christians as the fulfilment of Jewish prophecy. OE.
b. An image or picture representing Jesus. M17.
In the Old Testament [rendering Latin christus]: a divinely appointed ruler or high priest. OE-E17.
Phrases & comb.: babe in Christ: see BABE 2. body of Christ: see BODY noun. Christ's sake! colloq. = for Christ's sake! below. Christ's thorn any of various thorny shrubs popularly supposed to have formed Jesus' crown of thorns; esp. Ziziphus spina-christi and Paliurus spina-christi, two shrubs of the buckthorn family. for Christ's sake! colloq. expr. exasperation, surprise, impatience, etc. soldier of Christ: see SOLDIER noun. the Christ-child Jesus as a child.
b. interjection. Expr. surprise, dismay, disbelief, etc. slang (freq. considered offensive). M18.
? See also JESUS.
Christed adjective made one with Christ; made a partaker of Christ's nature: M17.
Christhood noun the state or condition of being Christ, Messiahship LME.
Christless adjective without Christ or his spirit M17.
Christlike adjective resembling Christ; exhibiting the personal or spiritual qualities of Jesus: L17.
Christlikeness noun L19.
Christly adjective (a) Christlike; (b) rare of or pertaining to Christ: OE.