What does "jesus" mean?
The Christian savior.
Jesus
/ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The Christian savior.
- Grammar: jesus is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: christ, christian name, emphatic interjection, exclamation.
- Useful contrasts: calm remark, civil remark, family name.
- Usage evidence: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Christian savior.
"And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my Jesus."
Verb
- 1 To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing. colloquial, derogatory, humorous, often, transitive
"From what I gathered, his mother had been heavily Jesused, and his father had been a rough sort of plainsman."
- 2 To exclaim Jesus at someone. informal, transitive
"The other man stumbled up, rubbing his temple. “Jesus,” the man said. Frank raised his fist, then saw that the man was Jesusing not him but [the window]."
Intj
- 1 An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation. offensive, possibly
"Jesus, that was close!"
Proper Noun
- 1 Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.
"For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, is Head of the Church; and can the Body doe any thing well, if the Head direct it not?"
- 2 One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth. historical
- 3 A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.
"Frensham opened the door and called a name that sounded like 'Haysus'. Brandy was brought and various other bottles and decanters. When the manservant had gone, Frensham said, 'Odd, aren't they, the Spanish? Calling a boy Jesus.'"
- 4 A male given name from Aramaic.
"Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach""
- 5 Ellipsis of Jesus College, Cambridge. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
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- 6 Ellipsis of Jesus College, Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
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Example
"When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jesus"?
Common synonyms include: christ, christian name, emphatic interjection, exclamation, expletive, god the son.
How do you use "jesus" in a sentence?
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
How do you pronounce "jesus"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/.
Etymology
From Middle English Jhesus, Iesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ), a contracted form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšúaʿ, “Joshua”), meaning "the Lord saves". The form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ) is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs). In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.