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Son of Man

American  

noun

  1. Jesus Christ, especially at the Last Judgment.


Son of Man British  

noun

  1. Bible a title of Jesus Christ

"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 Son of Man

before 900; Middle English; Old English

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“Brother Shaeed and three others went to Mexico. But the Son of Man called Brother Shaeed down,” Samuels said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

As Jesus said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

Every Sunday, he went to the Son of Man Temple, the Black Panther church in the auditorium of the school.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2017

Who can forget his self-portrait, The Son of Man, which shows Magritte wearing a bowler hat with an green apple floating in front of his face.

From Forbes • Sep. 3, 2014

The Son of God was made the Son of Man, in order that by Him we might obtain the adoption: Man carrying, and receiving, and enfolding the Son of God.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William