Definitions for jesusˈdʒi zəs, -zəz

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Je•susˈdʒi zəs, -zəz(n.)

Also called Je′sus Christ′, Je′sus of Naz′areth. born 4? b .c ., crucified a .d . 29?, the source of the Christian religion.
Category: Bible, Biography, Religion
(“the Son of Sirach”) the author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus, who lived in the 3rd century b .c .
Category: Bible, Biography
Christian Science. the supreme example of God's nature expressed through human beings.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Religion
(interj.)Sometimes Offensive.
Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of Jesus:

1200–50; ME < LL Iēsus < Gk Iēsoûs < Heb Yēshūa‘

Princeton's WordNet

Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer(noun)
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

Wiktionary

Jesus(Noun)
A Christian savior.
Jesus(Noun)
An artistic representation of a Christian savior.
Jesus(ProperNoun)
Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom Christians name Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah.
Jesus(ProperNoun)
in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesu00FAs.
Jesus(Interjection)
An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous in some Christian sects.

Origin: From Ἰησοῦς, from ישוע. The Greek text makes no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. The Latin Vulgate is likely the earliest to make a distinction, referring to Jesus as Iesus and Joshua as Iosias.

Webster Dictionary

Jesus(noun)
the Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation