Meaning

Synonyms

Jesus of Nazareth

the Nazarene

Deliverer

Jesús

Republic of El Salvador

prince of peace

the Lord’s Anointed

Jeshua

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹaɪst/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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