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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Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe; Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram; qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
From BBC • May 5, 2023
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
Father Susai Jesu who hosted the pope at his Indigenous parish in Edmonton this week was born in India.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022
If there's no celebration of Michelle Bass's Beyoncéd-up version of Pie Jesu, there is no justice in the world.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2010
The doctor waved his hand to the Royal Orchestra, who immediately struck up with Jesu Christes Milde Moder—since Dr. Bartholomew’s book had recommended that madmen should be gladded with instruments.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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