February 27, 2024 - The centuries-old English word Χmas (or, in earlier form, XPmas) is an English form of χ-mas, itself an abbreviation for Christ-mas. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the OED Supplement have cited usages of "X-" or "Xp-" for "Christ-" as early as 1485. The terms "Xpian" and "Xren" have been used ...

In Old Testament prophetic writing, it was used as a descriptive title of an expected deliverer of the Jewish nation. The modern English form represents an attempt to make the word look more Hebrew, and dates from the Geneva Bible (1560). Transferred sense of "an expected liberator or savior of a captive people" is attested from 1660s. Related: Messiahship "the character, state, or office of Jesus Christ ...

From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “[the] anointed [one]”), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for ...

These examples are programmatically ... of the word 'Christ.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. ... Middle English Crist, from Old English, from Latin Christus, from Greek Christos, literally, anointed, from chriein ... “Christ.” ...

February 8, 2023 - Crist (Old English for Christ) is the title of any of three Old English religious poems in the Exeter Book. They were during the late 9th and early 10th centuries believed to be a three-part work by a single author, but more recent scholarship has argued that the works are more likely of differing ...

4 days ago - The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as messiah in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term Christian used ...

Old English cirice, circe "place of assemblage set aside for Christian worship; the body of Christian believers, Christians..."of the Lord" was used of houses of Christian worship since c. 300, especially in the East, though it was less common in...An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic transmission of many Christian words...

Christian definition: of, relating to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings. See examples of CHRISTIAN used in a sentence.

December 18, 2013 - Nātiuiteð (nātīvitās in Latin) or “Nativity” means “birth” and has often been used as an alternative to the word “Christmas” · The Old English word, Gēola, or “Yule” corresponds to the period of time between December and January and eventually became associated with the ...

Capitalization of the word begins 14c. but is not fixed until 17c. The Latin term drove out Old English Hæland "healer, savior," as the preferred descriptive term for Jesus. As an oath or strong exclamation (of surprise, dismay, etc.), attested by 1748. The 17c. mystical sect of the Familists edged it toward a verb with Christed ...

Gradually respelled to conform with Latin. Christendom is the older word for it. Old English also had cristennes. ... Old English cristendom "Christianity, state of being a Christian, profession of faith in Christ by baptism," from cristen (see Christian) + -dom, suffix of condition or quality.

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Christ.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. ... Middle English Crist, from Old ...

Capitalization of the word begins 14c. but is not fixed until 17c. The Latin term drove out Old English Hæland "healer, savior," as the preferred descriptive term for Jesus. As an oath or strong exclamation (of surprise, dismay, etc.), attested by 1748. The 17c. mystical sect of the Familists edged it toward a verb with Christed ...

Prior to this, in Old and Middle English, the word was usually spelled Crist the i being pronounced either as /iː/, preserved in the names of churches such as St Katherine Cree, or as a short /ɪ/, preserved in the modern pronunciation of Christmas. The spelling "Christ" is attested from the 14th century. In modern and ancient usage, even within secular terminology, Christ usually refers to Jesus, building on the centuries old tradition of such use...

October 14, 2009 - As for Christ, the word’s history stems from the Latin Christ-us and the Greek xpavua—McGee was right, cream and Christ do share the same etymological history. Xpavua itself is actually a translation of the Hebrew mashiax (with lines over the “i” and the “a”), yahweh, “the Lord’s Anointed.” Subsequently the word evolved in Old Saxon and Old High German as crist and krist (also, only in Old High German, christ). In its English ...

Define Christlikeness. Christlikeness synonyms, Christlikeness pronunciation, Christlikeness translation, English dictionary definition of Christlikeness. Jesus as considered in Christianity to be the Messiah. n. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures.

These examples are programmatically ... of the word 'Antichrist.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. ... Middle English anticrist, from Old English & Late Latin; Old English antecrist, from Late Latin Antichristus, from Greek Antichristos, from anti- + Christos ...