Jesus
Short definition from Wiktionary
Proper noun
- Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.
- One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.
- A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.
- A male given name from Aramaic.
- Ellipsis of Jesus College, Cambridge.
- Ellipsis of Jesus College, Oxford.
Noun
- The Christian savior.
Interjection
- An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.
Verb
- To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing.
- To exclaim "Jesus" (at).
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