Jesu
Americannoun
noun
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
Here the inspiration was the ethereal anguish of Buxtehude’s “Membra Jesu nostri,” a seven-cantata cycle of meditations on Christ’s suffering in various parts of his body.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
Which 70s top 10 hit "borrows" heavily from Bach’s composition Jesu – Joy of Man’s Desiring?
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 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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