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JESUS CHRIST
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• JESUS CHRIST (noun)
The noun JESUS CHRIST has 1 sense:
1. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Familiarity information: JESUS CHRIST used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Christ; Deliverer; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Jesus Christ; Jesus of Nazareth; Redeemer; Savior; Saviour; the Nazarene
Instance hypernyms:
Logos; Son; Word (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))
Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Instance hyponyms:
El Nino (the Christ child)
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