# Christ
## English
### Alternative forms

* X, Xt

### Etymology

From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, 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.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: krīst, IPA: /kɹaɪst/
* Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪst

### Proper noun

Christ
* (Christianity) The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
    Synonym: Messiah
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 24:24: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.
* (Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.
    Synonym: see at Jesus Christ
** 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 2019:"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.
* A surname.

#### Usage notes

* Like God, Mom, etc., Christ is usually used directly in the manner of a name. However, it is sometimes used with a definite article—the Christ—in archaic or learned settings to emphasize its nature as a title equivalent to the Anointed One. When used as a title for Jesus, it is almost always applied as a postpositive: Jesus Christ.

#### Derived terms

* antichrist
* Antichrist
* body of Christ
* Body of Christ
* brother in Christ
* Chrislam
* Christ Church
* christen
* Christendom
* christening
* Christian
* Christiandom
* Christianese
* Christianise
* Christianity
* Christianize
* Christianophile
* Christianophilia
* Christianophilic
* Christianophobe
* Christianophobia
* Christianophobic
* Christic
* Christicide
* Christ killer
* Christ-killer
* Christkiller
* Christmas
* Christocentric
* Christocentrism
* Christology
* Christ on a bicycle
* Christophile
* Christophilia
* Christophilic
* Christophobe
* Christophobia
* Christophobic
* Christ-worshipper
* Church of Christ
* Disciple of Christ
* Jesus Christ
* Jesus Christ lizard
* Jesus the Christ
* my brother in Christ
* my sister in Christ
* sister in Christ
* unchristlike
* unchristly
* Vicar of Christ

#### See also

* Jesus
* God
* Appendix:Glossary of Christianity

### Noun

Christ (plural Christs)
* (art) A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

#### Translations
### Interjection

Christ
* (blasphemous) An expletive.

#### Usage notes

Use as a standalone expletive is considered blasphemous by some Christians.

#### Synonyms

* (expletive): God, Jesus Christ
* (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* criths, strich, trichs

## East Central German
### Proper noun

Christ
* (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Christoph
* (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Christa and Christine.

### Further reading

* 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Christ, borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʁist/
* IPA: /kʁi/ (obsolete; except in Jésus-Christ and alternatively in antéchrist)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Christ m
* Christ

#### Related terms

* chrétien
* chrétienté
* christ
* christianisation
* christianiser
* christianisme
* christique
* Jésus-Christ

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʁɪst/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Middle High German kriste, kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christianus, derived from the forms in etymology 2 below.

#### Noun

Christ m (weak, genitive Christen, plural Christen, feminine Christin)
* (Christianity) a Christian
** 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58:Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme [in fact], they do not merely rhyme [phonetically].

##### Usage notes

* This is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a strong tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Christ instead of dem Christen.

##### Derived terms

* Christdemokrat
* Christdemokratie
* christdemokratisch
* Christenblut
* Christenbund
* Christenfeind
* Christenfreund
* Christengemeinde
* Christenglaube
* Christengott
* Christenheit
* Christenherz
* Christenlehre
* Christenleute
* Christenmensch
* Christenprozess
* Christenschweiß
* Christentum
* christentümlich
* Christentümlichkeit
* Christenverfolger
* Christenverfolgung
* Christenwelt
* christkatholisch
* christlich
* Christlichkeit
* Heidenchrist
* Judenchrist
* Nichtchrist
* U-Boot-Christ

##### Related terms

* christianisieren
* Christianisierung
* Christianismus

### Etymology 2

From Middle High German and Old High German Krist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and/or its Aramaic equivalent ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (whence also German Messias).

#### Proper noun

Christ m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christs)
* (archaic, now only poetic) Alternative form of Christus (“Christ”)
** (Can we date this quote?) Christian song Christ ist erstanden:
    Christ ist erstanden von der Marter alle. Des solln wir alle froh sein; Christ will unser Trost sein. Kyrieleis.Christ is risen from all torment. Therefore we should all be happy; Christ will be our comfort. Kyrie eleison.

##### Derived terms

* Christabend
* Christbaum
* Christfest
* Christkind
* Christkindchen
* Christkindl
* christlich
* Christlichkeit
* Christmette
* Christmonat
* Christmond
* Christnacht
* Christrose
* Christstollen
* Christtag
* Christvesper

##### Related terms

* Christus

### Further reading

* “Christ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Christ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Christ” in Duden online
* Christ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$

## Middle English
### Proper noun

Christ
* Alternative form of Crist

## Middle French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Christus from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”).

### Proper noun

Christ m
* Christ

#### Descendants

* French: Christ

## Norman
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”).

### Proper noun

Christ m
* (Jersey, Christianity) Christ

## Old Irish
### Proper noun

Christ
* Alternative spelling of Chríst: lenited form of Crist.

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### Proper noun

Christ
* Christ

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /χriːst/
* (South Wales) IPA: /χrɪst/

### Proper noun

Christ m
* aspirate mutation of Crist (“Christ”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.