christ
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- noun
- /kraɪst/
- In times of crisis, leaders often emerge as a Christ for their communities, guiding them through challenges and hardships.
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- Did that rainbow you saw, did you start to believe in Christ more?
- And that Messiah may be Jesus Christ of the second coming.
- So for you, you're through that journey, turning to Christ and writing a book.
- What's at stake in this, and why it's important, is how Christ saves people.
- Because I'm scared that I'm so in search of Christ that I'm listening to all spirits.
- But they can't because I belong to Christ.
- Her name is Messi, Alinejad, Messi in Arabic it means the Christ, I mean literally Christ.
- Like you read the Bible, you really Christ knew Christ says we are Christ.
- Was this food not like that which Christ give us?
- If you focus your fear on Christ, I am scared of disappointing pointing you.
- I will pay for you as if she's Jesus Christ.
Examples
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For this, O dearly beloved, is the genuine Christ, body and soul.
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Many of them do have Christ-like characteristics!
Blog text (15) -
So Lily actually embodies that Christ like figure.
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In chapter 4, Beatrice has a vivid vision of the wounded Christ being carried into the church where she was praying.
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The story of the hero in the novel serves as a modern-day Christ, symbolizing hope and redemption for the lost characters.
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Many people view him as a Christ figure, believing he will lead them out of their struggles and into a brighter future.
Synonyms
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A person who helps someone escape danger or harm
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A person who Christians believe saves people from sin and brings them to God
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A person many hope will save people from serious problems
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A Christian name for Jesus who saves people from sin
Idioms
- Offensive
A shout people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
Compounds
A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City
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A Protestant Christian group in the United States formed in 1957 when two church groups joined
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The event when Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after he died on the cross
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A Protestant Christian group that uses the Bible as its only guide and baptizes by full immersion
- Formal
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A title for the Pope meaning he represents Christ on earth and leads the Roman Catholic Church
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A Christian belief about Jesus rising to heaven on the 40th day after he came back to life
A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
A spiny shrub from Madagascar with long stems and red flower-like parts often grown in gardens
A spiny shrub from Madagascar grown as a houseplant with small flowers and bright red petals
- Formal
The union of God's nature and human nature in the one person of Jesus Christ
How Savior-like
Surface Forms
Etymology
Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, which means 'anointed', and is like the Hebrew Messiah meaning 'anointed one'. A helpful image is of someone being anointed with oil to show they are chosen for an important job, and that is why Christ is used for a savior or deliverer.