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Definition of Jesus
1. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Logos, Son, Word, Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, Prophet
Specialized synonyms: El Nino
Derivative terms: Christian, Christian, Christly, Deliver, Redeem
Definition of Jesus
1. 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.
Definition of Jesus
1. Proper noun. (christianity) Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom Christians name Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Spanish male given name) in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of (term Jesús lang=es). ¹
3. Noun. A Christian savior. ¹
4. Noun. An artistic representation of a Christian savior. ¹
5. Interjection. An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous in some Christian sects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jesus
1. a size of paper [n JESUS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jesus
Literary usage of Jesus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"and not in Jesus. Trust not nor lean upon a reed shaken with the wind, ...
If thou seekest Jesus in all things thou shalt verily find Jesus, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"(2) Scripture passages ascribed to Jesus by a mere oversight. ... (3) The
expressions attributed to Jesus by the mistake of transcribers. ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"This severe repression often led to surrogates where they were least expected.
In the case of Zinzendorf Jesus became this surrogate unconsciously. ..."
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