Jesu

[ jee-zoo, -soo, jey-, yey- ]

noun

, Literary.

1. Jesus.

Jesu

/ ˈdʒiːzjuː /

noun

1. a poetic name for or vocative form of Jesus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesu¹

1150–1200; Middle English < Late Latin Iēsu, oblique (originally vocative) form of Iēsus < Greek Iēsoû; Jesus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesu¹

C17: from Late Latin, vocative of Jesus

Example Sentences

Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vetam aeternam.

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I began to repeat aloud in German the prayer which begins Herr Jesu; he followed me, in a very low voice, with his hands clasped.

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She had taught herself Hebrew when translating the Leben Jesu, and this knowledge now stood her in good stead.

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O Jesu, said King Arthur, see where rideth a stout knight, he with the red shield.

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Membra unius corporis spiritualis Jesu Christi et filii unius patris cœlestis, ideoque fratres spirituales.

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