Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Jesus 1 4? B.C.-A.D. 29? A teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be Son of God and the Christ.
- Jesus 2 Called "son of Sirach.” fl. third century B.C. The author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The Greek form of Joshua, used in the authorized version of the Bible twice to designate the Jewish leader so named (Acts vii. 45, Heb. iv. 8), once to designate a man called Justus (Col. iv. 11), and elsewhere as the personal name of the Saviour, frequently conjoined with Christ, the Anointed, the official title.
- n. With the article, a representation of the crucifixion or of the ecce homo, or even of the mere emblem of Christ, such as the I. H. S. or : used in old inventories, etc.
Wiktionary
- n. Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom Christians call Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah.
- n. A male given name in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.
- n. A Christian savior.
- n. An artistic representation of a Christian savior.
- interj. An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous in some Christian sects.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Hebrew ישוע. The Greek text makes no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. The Latin Vulgate is likely the earliest to make a distinction, referring to Jesus as Iesus and Joshua as Iosue. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Late Latin Iēsus, from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew yēšûă', from yəhôšûa', Joshua; see Joshua1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Reply: jesus ate meat regularly regarding the passover; Jesus would have performed the passover ritual for years (he was a rabbi) and all involved would have partaken of the meat.”
“Palin, Fox, 'Jesus on Acid' and the End of the World yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Palin, Fox, \'Jesus on Acid\' and the End of the World '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 3 of Article: Article: What most Americans don\'t know is that someone like Palin -- who says God is "leading her" -- believe that what God wants them to do is implement the reconstructionist agenda.”
“Palin, Fox, 'Jesus on Acid' and the End of the World yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Palin, Fox, \'Jesus on Acid\' and the End of the World '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 2 of Article: Article: What most Americans don\'t know is that someone like Palin -- who says God is "leading her" -- believe that what God wants them to do is implement the reconstructionist agenda.”
“Palin, Fox, 'Jesus on Acid' and the End of the World yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Palin, Fox, \'Jesus on Acid\' and the End of the World '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 4 of Article: Article: What most Americans don\'t know is that someone like Palin -- who says God is "leading her" -- believe that what God wants them to do is implement the reconstructionist agenda.”
“Palin, Fox, 'Jesus on Acid' and the End of the World yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Palin, Fox, \'Jesus on Acid\' and the End of the World '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: What most Americans don\'t know is that someone like Palin -- who says God is "leading her" -- believe that what God wants them to do is implement the reconstructionist agenda.”
“I don't usually throw out one of the, "jesus this post was golden" comments, but Jesus was this post a solid slab of kickass with a liberal sprinkling of awesomesauce throughout.”
“Who killed Jesus is a topic of much debate: was it the Jews, the Romans, a combination, Jesus\ 'own father, a plot requirement?”
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“JESUS LOVES FAGS because it's true and it gets in the face of everybody--the fundamentalists, the evangelicals, the strict secularists, the atheists, the public schools, and some gay people who don't realize yet that Jesus loves them.”
“JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: You shoot, Jesus saves: The figurines!”
“JIM GREEN THE JESUS FILM PROJECT: Our goal is to simply make the story and life of Jesus available to everyone in the world in his or her own language, near to where they live.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Jesus’.
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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RELI - words you immediately associat...
advent, almighty, altar, anoint, apostle, archangel, ark, Balaam, baptism, baptist, baptize, begotten and 341 more...
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Bridesmaid revisited
The Sacred & Profane Memories of a Maid of Honor.
dress, bridesmaid, maid of honor, plane ticket, camera, batteries, Catholicism, beach, wire and ribbon f..., champagne, map, Jesus and 54 more...
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Words to live by
and my mantras
faith, God, Buddha, Muhammad, laughter, simplicity, hope, gratitude, Jesus, science, theology, agnosticism and 16 more...
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Cambria's Favorite Words
art, sunset, Jesus, cross, God, Dove Chocolate, happy, food, love, honesty, dreamy, royalty and 2 more...
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#PUMA
#PUMA - Praying Ultimates Miracles Always
Tweets
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