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Christ

See also: christ and Chríst

English Edit

Etymology Edit

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.

Pronunciation Edit

  • enPR: krīst, IPA(key): /kɹaɪst/
  • Audio (Mid-Atlantic)(file)
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪst

Proper noun Edit

Christ

  1. The anointed one or the messiah (the Messiah) predicted in the Christian Old Testament.
  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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Noun Edit

Christ (plural Christs)

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

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Christ

  1. An expletive.

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

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East Central German Edit

Proper noun Edit

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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

Etymology Edit

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 Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German kriste 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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Noun Edit

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].

Usage notes Edit

  • 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.

Declension Edit

Declension of Christ [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Christ die Christen
genitive eines des Christen der Christen
dative einem dem Christen den Christen
accusative einen den Christen die Christen

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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.

Declension Edit

Declension of Christ [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Christ
genitive eines des Christs
dative einem dem Christ
accusative einen den Christ

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Middle English Edit

Proper noun Edit

Christ

  1. Alternative form of Crist

Middle French Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Proper noun Edit

Christ m

  1. Christ

Descendants Edit

  • French: Christ

Norman Edit

Etymology Edit

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

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Christ m

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

Old Irish Edit

Proper noun Edit

Christ

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

Scots Edit

Proper noun Edit

Christ

  1. Christ

Welsh Edit

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Christ m

  1. aspirate mutation of Crist (“Christ”)

Mutation Edit

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.
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