Jesus

[ jee-zuhs, -zuhz ]

noun

1. Also called Jesus Christ,. born 4? b.c., crucified a.d. 29?, the source of the Christian religion.
2. the Son of Sirach, the author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus, who lived in the 3rd century b.c.
3. Christian Science. the supreme example of God's nature expressed through human beings.
4. Also Je·sús [] a male given name.

interjection

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

Jesus

/ ˈdʒiːzəs /

noun

1. Also calledJesus ChristJesus of Nazareth Jesus?4 bc?29 adMJewishRELIGION: founder of Christianity ?4 bc –?29 ad , founder of Christianity, born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth as a Jew. He is believed by Christians to be the Son of God and to have been miraculously conceived by the Virgin Mary, wife of Joseph. With 12 disciples, he undertook two missionary journeys through Galilee, performing miracles, teaching, and proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of God. His revolutionary Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–8), which preaches love, humility, and charity, the essence of his teaching, aroused the hostility of the Pharisees. After the Last Supper with his disciples, he was betrayed by Judas and crucified. He is believed by Christians to have risen from his tomb after three days, appeared to his disciples several times, and ascended to Heaven after 40 days
2. Jesus3rd century bc3rd century bcMJewishRELIGION: religious writer Son of Sirach. 3rd century bc , author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus

interjection

1. taboo.
   used to express intense surprise, dismay, etc

Jesus

1. A prophet of the first century of our era; to Christians (see also Christian ), Jesus Christ, the son of God, a person who was both God and man, the Messiah sent by God to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man . The story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem is called the Nativity . He was conceived by the Virgin Mary ( see Mary, the mother of Jesus ) through the power of the Holy Spirit of God, laid in a manger after his birth in Bethlehem, and raised by Mary and her husband, Joseph ( see Joseph, the husband of Mary ), in Nazareth . As a boy of twelve, he went to the Temple in Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem ), where he astonished the teachers of the Mosaic law with his knowledge. As a man, he chose the Twelve Apostles , with whom he traveled throughout his native Palestine teaching the word of God ( see Sermon on the Mount ), healing the sick, and performing miracles ( see loaves and fishes ). He attracted many followers and also made many enemies for claiming to be the Messiah and for failing to observe all Jewish laws. He was eventually betrayed by Judas Iscariot , condemned by Pontius Pilate , and crucified by the Roman authorities who ruled his country. Christians believe that he rose again from the dead and that his Resurrection makes salvation (see also salvation ) possible. Christians also expect a Second Coming of Jesus. (See Crucifixion , gospel , and Gospels .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesus¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Late Latin Iēsus, from Greek Iēsoûs, from Hebrew Yēshūaʿ, syncopated variant of Yəhōshūaʿ “God is help”; in Early Modern English, the distinction (lost in Middle English ) between Jesus (nominative) and Jesu (oblique, especially vocative) was revived on the model of Latin and Greek sources; Jesus gradually supplanted the older form in both nominative and oblique; Jesu

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesus¹

via Latin from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew Yeshūa`, shortened from Yehōshūa` God is help, Joshua

Example Sentences

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From Vox

When you have the two people, that Jesus tells a story where they got the talents and they went out to the world and risked them, gambled.

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At the feet of Solomon Jesus also was sitting, and he certainly did not call himself personally greater than Solomon.

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In this action Dona Maria de Jesus distinguished herself; for the spirit of patriotism had not confined itself to the men.

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There is in Madrid a "Calle Jesus," and the sacred name, used as a common expletive, is heard on all sides.

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Sweet Jesus—— and was proceeding in his prayer, when his head was severed from his body at one blow.

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What a shock it must have been to the sensitive heart, what a trial to the faith, of the Man Christ Jesus!

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