Meanings
christ1
Christ2
plural Christs · alternative abbreviation X · alternative abbreviation Xt
- ChristianityThe anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 24:24Synonyms: Messiah
- ChristianityA title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
"But I have seen the Christ. Oh, He was glorious, glorious! Now, good-bye - good-bye!" She backed towards the cabinet and sank into the shadows.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 20191 more example
Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.
1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer MurdersSynonyms: see at Jesus Christ
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
proper nounA title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
interjectionAn expletive.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
- Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
- Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
- Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
- Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
- Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
- LatinChrīstus
- Old EnglishCrist
- Middle EnglishCrist
- EnglishChrist
From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Chrīst(us), from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “[the] anointed [one]”), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for the Proto-Indo-European root, *gʰr-ey- (“to rub, smear; to anoint”); further related to ghee.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Christus, Christus
- Christusmessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Christustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Christusfigure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ
Ancient Greek Χριστός, Χριστός
- Χριστός (Khristós)messiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Χριστός (Khristós)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Arabic مَسِيح, الْمَسِيح
- مَسِيح (masīḥ)messiah predicted in the Old Testament
- الْمَسِيح (al-masīḥ)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Bengali খ্রিষ্ট
- খ্রিষ্ট (khriśṭo)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Bulgarian Христо́с
- Христо́с (Hristós)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Catalan Crist, Crist
- Cristmessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Cristtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- me cago en Déu!blasphemous interjection
Chinese Cantonese 基督
- 基督 (gei¹ duk¹)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Chinese Mandarin 基督
- 基督 (Jīdū)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Czech Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Danish Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Dutch Christus
- Christustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Esperanto Kristo, Kristo
- Kristomessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Kristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Finnish Kristus, perkele
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- perkeleblasphemous interjection
French Christ, Messie
- Christmessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Messiemessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Christtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Christfigure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ
- bon Dieu de merdeblasphemous interjection
- crisseblasphemous interjection
German Christus, Herrgott
- Christustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Herrgottblasphemous interjection
Greek Χριστός
- Χριστός (Christós)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Hebrew הַמָּשִׁיחַ
- הַמָּשִׁיחַ (ha-mashiyah)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Hindi मसीह, मसीहा
- मसीह (masīh)messiah predicted in the Old Testament
- मसीहा (masīhā)messiah predicted in the Old Testament
- मसीह (masīh)title for Jesus of Nazareth
- मसीहा (masīhā)title for Jesus of Nazareth
- क्राइस्ट (krāisṭ)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Hungarian Krisztus
- Krisztustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Icelandic Kristur
- Kristurtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Indonesian Al-Masih, Kristus
- Al-Masihmessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- al-Masihtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- diurapititle for Jesus of Nazareth
Irish Críost
- Críosttitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Italian Cristo, Cristo
- Cristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Cristofigure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ
- porco Dioblasphemous interjection
- porcodioblasphemous interjection
Japanese キリスト, ハリストス
- キリスト (Kirisuto)title for Jesus of Nazareth
- ハリストス (Harisutosu)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Korean 그리스도, 기독
- 그리스도 (Geuriseudo)title for Jesus of Nazareth
- 기독 (Gidok)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Latin Christus
- Christustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Latvian Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Lithuanian Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Malay Kristus, al-Masih
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- al-Masihtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Norwegian Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Persian مسیح, کرسطوس
- مسیح (masih)title for Jesus of Nazareth
- کرسطوس (kerestus)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Polish Chrystus, Chrystus
- Chrystusmessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Chrystustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Chrystusfigure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ
Portuguese Cristo, Cristo
- Cristomessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Cristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- bom Jesus de merdablasphemous interjection
Romanian Hristos
- Hristostitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Russian Христо́с, Христо́с
- Христо́с (Xristós)messiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Христо́с (Xristós)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Scottish Gaelic Crìosd
- Crìosdtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Slovak Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Spanish Cristo, Cristo
- Cristomessiah predicted in the Old Testament
- Cristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Jesucristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Cristofigure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ
- ¡hostia!blasphemous interjection
- ¡me cago en Dios!blasphemous interjection
Swahili Kristo
- Kristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Swedish Kristus
- Kristustitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Tagalog Kristo
- Kristotitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Tamil கிறிஸ்து
- கிறிஸ்து (kiṟistu)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Thai คริสต์
- คริสต์ (krít)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Turkish İsa, İsa Mesih
- İsatitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- İsa Mesihtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Mesihtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
Ukrainian Христо́с
- Христо́с (Xrystós)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Urdu مسیح
- مسیح (masīh)title for Jesus of Nazareth
Vietnamese Ki-tô, Ki-ri-xi-tô
- Ki-tôtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Ki-ri-xi-tôtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Cơ đốctitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Kitôtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Cơ Đốc.title for Jesus of Nazareth
Welsh Crist, Iesu
- Cristtitle for Jesus of Nazareth
- Iesublasphemous interjection
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with christ
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
christ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christ
“christ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christ. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “christ,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christ.
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