Christ

noun
Christ \ ˈkrīst \
before 12th century{ds||1||}
  • messiah
  • jesus
  • an ideal type of humanity

Christ:b

biographical name
Christ \
  • Jesus

Christ's-thorn

noun
Christ's-thorn \ ˈkrīs(ts)-ˈthȯrn \
1553
  • any of several prickly or thorny shrubs (such as the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus spina-christi)

Vicar of Christ

noun phrase
Vicar of Christ \
15th century
  • pope

Antichrist

noun
An*ti*christ \ ˈan-tē-ˌkrīst \ -ˌtī- \
before 12th century{ds||1||}
  • one who denies or opposes Christ; specifically : a great antagonist expected to fill the world with wickedness but to be conquered forever by Christ at his second coming
  • —used in an exaggerated way to describe a person regarded as a powerful and malevolent adversary—usually used with the

Jesus

noun
Je*sus \ ˈjē-zəs \ -zəz \ -ˌzəs \ -ˌzəz \
before 12th century{ds||1||}
  • the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported in the first four books of the Bible's New Testament are the basis of the Christian message of salvation —called also Christ, Christ Jesus
  • the highest human corporeal concept manifesting the illusion of the material nature of reality

Jesus:b

biographical name
Je*sus \ ˈjē-zəs \ -zəz \
  • circa 6 b.c.—circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith
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