Jesus H. Christ

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interjection Sometimes Offensive.

(used as an oath or strong expression of disbelief, dismay, awe, disappointment, pain, etc.)

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Origin of Jesus H. Christ

An Americanism dating back to 1845–50; the H probably from the Greek monogram for Jesus (Iēsoûs in Greek), written IHS or IHC, derived from the first three letters of Iēsoûs written in Greek uncial (capital) letters, in which the H (the uncial Greek eta, transliterated as ē, is reinterpreted as the English letter H;see Jesus

How to use Jesus H. Christ in a sentence

I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.
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Or fast-fashion chains like Zara and H&M churning out runway imitations.
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It seems that Mr. H. is expecting not only me, he's expecting Thom Mount, the head of production at the studio.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But a closer look reminds us how little Christ there really is in Christmas.
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G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
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At the feet of Solomon Jesus also was sitting, and he certainly did not call himself personally greater than Solomon.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The valve-seat H has formed on its lower surface two crescent shaped long and narrow slits.
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The blessings of time and eternity constitute the part of the promise offered to believers, through Christ.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Only they who are without Christ, are aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham