n.
Pronunciation: ' kr ī st
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Crist, from Old English, from Latin Christus, from Greek Christos, literally, anointed, from chriein
Date: before 12th century
1 : MESSIAH
2 : JESUS
3 : an ideal type of humanity
4 Christian Science : the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error
– Christ · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
– Christ · ly \ -l ē \ adjective