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Jesus Christ

Today it means: A savior; one who provides critical help or salvation to others in need. Full definition →

Middle English Jesu Crist ← Latin Iēsūs Chrīstus

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Latin · derived fromIēsūs Chrīstus
Middle English · inherited fromJesu Crist
English todayJesus Christ

From Middle English Jesu Crist, Jesus Crist, from Latin Iēsūs Chrīstus. By surface analysis, Jesus + Christ. N.b. that Christ is a title, and not a surname.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.