First Known Use: before 12th century
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Jesus
noun Je·sus \ˈjē-zəs, -zəz also -ˌzəs and -ˌzəz\
Definition of JESUS
1
: the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation —called also Jesus Christ
2
Christian Science : the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality
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Origin of JESUS
Late Latin, from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew Yēshūaʽ
Jesus
biographical name Je·sus \ˈjē-zəs, -zəz\
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Variants of JESUS
Je·sus or Jesus Christ \ˈkrīst\ or Christ Jesus
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Jesus
noun Je·sus \ˈjē-zəs\
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