Christus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Christus, from Koine Greek Χριστός (Khristós), calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪs.tʏs/
• (some orthodox Protestants) IPA^(key): /ˈxrɪs.tʏs/

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Proper noun

Christus m

1. (Christianity) Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth)

Related terms

• christelijk
• christen
• christendom
• christenheid

Etymology

From Latin Christus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀɪstʊs/

• Christus

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Proper noun

Christus m (genitive Christus' or Christus or Christi)

1. Christ (the messiah who was named Jesus)

Alternative forms

• Χus
• Xpistus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māshīaχ, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰris.tus/, [ˈkʰrɪs.tʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkris.tus/

• Audio (Classical)

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Proper noun

Christus m (genitive Christī); second declension

1. (Christianity) Christ (Jesus)
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Marcus 1:1

     initium evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei

     "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"

References

• Christus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Christus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Proper noun

Christus

1. Christ (Jesus)