Meanings
alternative Christ Jesus · alternative Jesus the Christ
- ChristianityJesus of Nazareth in His role as the Messiah of Christians.
Almighty God, give us the grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life (in which thy son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;)
1681, Church of England, The book of common prayerSynonyms: Christ, Drighten, God the Son, Jesus, king of kings, King of the Jews, Lamb of God, Logos
plural Jesus Christs · alternative Christ Jesus · alternative Jesus the Christ
alternative Christ Jesus · alternative Jesus the Christ
- potentially offensiveAn expletive or oath, usually an expression of surprise, shock, etc.
Jesus Christ, that hurt!
2 more examples
Oh Jesus Christ. Don't be so dramatic, okay?
2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke)Oh, Jesus Christ. It's not Millie.
2023, Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounJesus of Nazareth in His role as the Messiah of Christians.
Origin
- LatinIēsūs Chrīstus
- Middle EnglishJesu Crist
- EnglishJesus 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.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Jesus Christus
- Jesus ChristusJesus of Nazareth
Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς Χρῑστός
- Ἰησοῦς Χρῑστός (Iēsoûs Khrīstós)Jesus of Nazareth
Arabic يَسُوع الْمَسِيح, عِيسَى الْمَسِيح
- يَسُوع الْمَسِيح (yasūʕ al-masīḥ)Jesus of Nazareth
- عِيسَى الْمَسِيح (ʕīsā l-masīḥ)Jesus of Nazareth
Bengali যিশু খ্রিস্ট
- যিশু খ্রিস্ট (jiśu khrisṭ)Jesus of Nazareth
Bulgarian Иису́с Христо́с, Ису́с Христо́с
- Иису́с Христо́с (Iisús Hristós)Jesus of Nazareth
- Ису́с Христо́с (Isús Hristós)Jesus of Nazareth
Catalan Jesucrist
- JesucristJesus of Nazareth
Chinese Cantonese 耶穌基督 /耶稣基督
- 耶穌基督 /耶稣基督 (je⁴ sou¹ gei¹ duk¹)Jesus of Nazareth
Chinese Mandarin 耶穌基督 /耶稣基督
- 耶穌基督 /耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)Jesus of Nazareth
Czech Ježíš Kristus, ježíšikriste
- Ježíš KristusJesus of Nazareth
- ježíšikristeexpletive or oath
- Ježíši Kristeexpletive or oath
- ježíšexpletive or oath
- ježišiexpletive or oath
Danish Jesus Kristus
- Jesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Dutch Jezus Christus
- Jezus ChristusJesus of Nazareth
Esperanto Jesuo Kristo
- Jesuo KristoJesus of Nazareth
Estonian Jeesus Kristus
- Jeesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Finnish Jeesus Kristus
- Jeesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
French Jésus-Christ, nom de Dieu
- Jésus-ChristJesus of Nazareth
- nom de Dieuexpletive or oath
German Jesus Christus
- Jesus ChristusJesus of Nazareth
Greek Ιησούς Χριστός
- Ιησούς Χριστός (Iisoús Christós)Jesus of Nazareth
Hebrew יֵשוּ הַנּוֹצְרִי
- יֵשוּ הַנּוֹצְרִי (yeshú ha-notsrí)Jesus of Nazareth
Hindi ईसा मसीह, यीशु मसीह
- ईसा मसीह (īsā masīh)Jesus of Nazareth
- यीशु मसीह (yīśu masīh)Jesus of Nazareth
- जीज़स क्राइस्ट (jīzas krāisṭ)Jesus of Nazareth
Hungarian Jézus Krisztus
- Jézus KrisztusJesus of Nazareth
Icelandic Jesús Kristur
- Jesús KristurJesus of Nazareth
Indonesian Yesus Kristus
- Yesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Irish Íosa Críost
- Íosa CríostJesus of Nazareth
Italian Gesù Cristo
- Gesù CristoJesus of Nazareth
Japanese イエス・キリスト, 耶蘇基督
- イエス・キリスト (Iesu-Kirisuto)Jesus of Nazareth
- 耶蘇基督 (Iesu-Kirisuto)Jesus of Nazareth
- イイスス・ハリストスJesus of Nazareth
Korean 예수 그리스도
- 예수 그리스도 (Yesu Geuriseudo)Jesus of Nazareth
Latin Iēsūs Chrīstus
- Iēsūs ChrīstusJesus of Nazareth
Latvian Jēzus Kristus
- Jēzus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Lithuanian Jėzus Kristus
- Jėzus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Malay Yesus Kristus
- Yesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Māori Ihu Karaiti
- Ihu KaraitiJesus of Nazareth
Norwegian Bokmål Jesus Kristus
- Jesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
Polish Jezus Chrystus
- Jezus ChrystusJesus of Nazareth
Portuguese Jesus Cristo
- Jesus CristoJesus of Nazareth
Romanian Iisus Hristos, Isus Cristos
- Iisus HristosJesus of Nazareth
- Isus CristosJesus of Nazareth
Russian Иису́с Христо́с
- Иису́с Христо́с (Iisús Xristós)Jesus of Nazareth
Scottish Gaelic Ìosa Crìosd
- Ìosa CrìosdJesus of Nazareth
Slovak Ježiš Kristus
- Ježiš KristusJesus of Nazareth
Spanish Jesucristo, Jesucristo
- JesucristoJesus of Nazareth
- Jesucristoexpletive or oath
- ave María purísimaexpletive or oath
Swahili Yesu Kristo
- Yesu KristoJesus of Nazareth
Swedish Jesus Kristus, Jesus Kristus
- Jesus KristusJesus of Nazareth
- Jesus Kristusexpletive or oath
- herrejävlarexpletive or oath
Tagalog Hesukristo
- HesukristoJesus of Nazareth
Thai พระเยซูคริสต์, เยซูคริสต์
- พระเยซูคริสต์ (prá yee-suu-krít)Jesus of Nazareth
- เยซูคริสต์ (yee-suu-krít)Jesus of Nazareth
- พระเยซูเจ้า (prá yee-suu jâao)Jesus of Nazareth
Turkish Hazreti İsa, İsa Mesih
- Hazreti İsaJesus of Nazareth
- İsa MesihJesus of Nazareth
- İsa PeygamberJesus of Nazareth
Ukrainian Ісу́с Христо́с
- Ісу́с Христо́с (Isús Xrystós)Jesus of Nazareth
Urdu عِیسیٰ مَسِیح, یَسُوع مَسِیح
- عِیسیٰ مَسِیح ('īsā masīh)Jesus of Nazareth
- یَسُوع مَسِیح (yasū' masīh)Jesus of Nazareth
Vietnamese Giê-xu Ki-tô, Jêsus Christ
- Giê-xu Ki-tôJesus of Nazareth
- Jêsus ChristJesus of Nazareth
- Giê-su Ki-tôJesus of Nazareth
- Giêsu KitôJesus of Nazareth
Welsh Iesu Grist
- Iesu GristJesus of Nazareth
Yiddish ישו הנוצרי, יעזוס קריסטוס
- ישו הנוצרי (yeshu ha-notsri)Jesus of Nazareth
- יעזוס קריסטוס (yezus kristus)Jesus of Nazareth
Cite this entry
Jesus Christ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20Christ
“Jesus Christ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20Christ. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesus Christ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20Christ.
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