Jesus Christ
Christ
noun
/kraɪst/
(also Jesus, Jesus Christ)
​the man that Christians believe is the son of God and on whose teachings the Christian religion is based
Topics Religion and festivals C1
Word Origin
Old English Crīst, from Latin Christus, from Greek Khristos, noun use of an adjective meaning ‘anointed’, from khriein ‘anoint’, translating Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘Messiah’.