Christ-killer

/ˈkraɪs(t)ˌkɪlə(r)/

noun

A Jew.

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Meanings

nounChrist-killer (plural Christ-killers)

plural Christ-killers · alternative Christ killer · alternative Christkiller

  1. ethnicoffensiveslurA Jew.

    Sometimes, when a Jew chanced to visit it some of its boys would descend upon him with shouts of "Damned Jew!" "Christ-killer!" and sick their dogs at him.

    1917, Abraham Cahan, The Rise of David Levinsky, A Novel, page 9
  2. datedobsoleteoffensiveOne who is considered to have spoken or acted against the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Origin

From Christ + killer. First use appears c. 1532 in the publications of Saint Thomas More. The first sense derives from the belief that Jews were responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as told in the Bible.

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APA

Christ-killer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ-killer

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“Christ-killer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ-killer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christ-killer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christ-killer.

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