What does Jesus mean?
Definitions for Jesus
ˈdʒi zəs, -zəzJe·sus
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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 Jesús.
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
Origin: [L. Jesus, Gr. , from Heb. Ysha'; Yh Jehovah + hsha' to help.]
Freebase
Jesus
"Jesus" is a song by alternative rock band Brand New. It is the second single from their 2006 album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. The single was released on 7" vinyl and CD in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2007. In the US, the single reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. A music video was directed by Moh Azima, but was never released. It surfaced on the internet in late 2009, but was quickly taken down at the request of Interscope and Brand New, although it can still be found on various websites
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jesus
jē′zus, n. the Saviour of mankind.—n. Jésus, a size of paper, super-royal.—Company, or Society, of Jesus, the Jesuit order.—Grand jésus, imperial. [Gr. Iēsous—Heb. Yēshū‛a, contr. of Yehōshū‛a, help of Jehovah, the Saviour—yāsha‛, to save.]
Editors Contribution
Jesus
The name of the son of Christ.
Jesus was Christ's son and learnt many things whilst he was on Earth that some people still use today e.g. Love everybody as you love yourself.
Submitted by MC Harmonious on August 30, 2015
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Jesus' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2199
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Jesus' in Written Corpus Frequency: #815
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Jesus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Jesus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Jesus in a Sentence
I believe in Jesus.
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh - San Francisco Chronicle 12/17/85:
Jesus was a crackpot.
In Jesus' name I pray.
(Of Jesus): "A parish demogogue."
Jesus, as someone divine, must go.
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- يسوعArabic
- JesusGerman
- jesusGreek
- jesúsSpanish
- عیسیPersian
- JeesusFinnish
- JésusFrench
- JézusHungarian
- ՀիսուսըArmenian
- yesusIndonesian
- GesùItalian
- jesusHebrew
- イエスJapanese
- ಜೀಸಸ್Kannada
- 예수Korean
- jesusLatin
- jesusNorwegian
- JezusPolish
- JesusPortuguese
- IisusRomanian
- ИисусRussian
- JesusSwedish
- இயேசுTamil
- jesusTelugu
- isaTurkish
- ІсусUkrainian
- یسوعUrdu
- chúaVietnamese
- יאָשקעYiddish
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