[Christ] n [ME Crist, fr. OE, fr. L Christus, fr. Gk Christos, lit., anointed, fr. chriein] (bef. 12c) 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 adj -- Christ.ly adj