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Christ

name
/kɹaɪst/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from Χρῑστός
  2. derived from Christus
  3. inherited from Crist
  4. inherited from Crist

Definitions

  1. The 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.

  2. A 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.

  3. A surname.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.

    2. An expletive.

    3. Alternative form of Christ.

      • False christs will offer false hope and provide no salvation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Christ. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at christ. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at christ

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA