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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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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

Nearby was Jesu Bala, who moved to Edmonton, Alberta, from Chennai, India, 13 years ago.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

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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