Masculine

Christ

Synonyms

Jésus de Nazareth

christ

Jesus

Jésus Christ

Christ#Religion

le Christ

Jesús

Jésus‐Christ

Translations

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁist/
Etymology

In summary

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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