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Jesu

American  
[jee-zoo, -soo, jey-, yey-] / ˈdʒi zu, -su, ˈdʒeɪ-, ˈjeɪ- /

noun

Literary.
  1. Jesus.


Jesu British  
/ ˈdʒiːzjuː /

noun

  1. a poetic name for or vocative form of Jesus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Jesu

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

Example Sentences

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Her team practiced at her high school, Cor Jesu Academy and visited the Boys & Girls Club where she began her basketball career.

From Seattle Times Nov. 12, 2022

The visit will be an “encounter” that will help “for people to know what we are, who we are,” said its pastor, the Rev. Jesu Susai.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2022

The Hearth-made charcuterie is great, though, especially the tangy discs of Petit Jesu.

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2015

Church's career famously began at the age of 11, singing Pie Jesu down the telephone on This Morning.

From The Guardian Mar. 24, 2010

“Corpus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi,” said the priest, and then, to her, a sharp whisper: “Ssss. Raise your head!”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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