Jesus
Part of speech: noun
intj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English Jhesus, Iesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ), a contracted form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšúaʿ, “Joshua”), meaning "the Lord saves". The form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ) is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs). In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.
Inflected forms:
form: Jesuses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Jesusses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Jesi
pos: noun
tags: nonstandard
plural
proscribed
form: Jesii
pos: noun
tags: nonstandard
plural
proscribed
form: Iesus
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Iesvs
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Jesu
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Iesus
pos: intj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Iesvs
pos: intj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Jesu
pos: intj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Jesuses
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: Jesusing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: Jesused
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: Jesused
pos: verb
tags: past
form: Iesus
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Iesvs
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
form: Jesu
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: The Christian savior.
pos: noun
examples: And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my Jesus.
...leading Dom Crossan at times to the witty criticism that modern Jesus books are in a quest for who can say "my Jesus is more Jewish than your Jesus"...
Your Jesus is my Jesus' greatest enemy
gloss: An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.
pos: intj
tags: offensive
possibly
examples: Jesus, that was close!
Jesus… How many people killed here?
Jesus! Do not move, I’ll get assistance!
Patient: ...too much is bad for you.
Doctor: Well of course too much is bad for you, that's what "too much" means, you blithering twat. If you had too much water, it would be bad for you, wouldn't it? "Too much" precisely means that quantity which is excessive, that's what it means. Could you ever say "too much water is good for you"? I mean if it's too much it's too much. Too much of anything is too much. Obviously. Jesus.
‘Jesus suffering fuck,’ said Adrian. ‘It's not half a thought.’
‘Face it, it’s a wow.’
gloss: To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing.
pos: verb
tags: colloquial
derogatory
humorous
often
transitive
examples: From what I gathered, his mother had been heavily Jesused, and his father had been a rough sort of plainsman.
"If you don't believe me, ask Jesus!" [...] “Look here,” Papa burst out, “there's no difference between Jews and non-Jews. There can only be a difference between good and bad people.” “And don't start Jesusing me in my own house,” Mama added[.]
Don't leave me until I expire; I wouldn't want some devout man or woman to come in here and start Jesusing me with the Ramillete [a collection of prayers] or some collection like that,
They took refuge in Jérémie, the last Haitian port they hadn't been ejected out of, run from, or Jesused to death [in].
In the past few weeks he's Jesused us all up with a full-length grace at each meal[.]
gloss: To exclaim Jesus at someone.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: The other man stumbled up, rubbing his temple. “Jesus,” the man said. Frank raised his fist, then saw that the man was Jesusing not him but [the window].
"Jesus, Whit," Will says. [...] "Why are you always Jesusing me?" He doesn't answer, just chews his food, and I take another sip[.]
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