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1. Any expected deliverer
   - messiah

1. 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)
   - Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Savior [N. Amer], Saviour [Brit, Cdn], Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer, Prince of Peace

1. Used to express surprise
   "Christ, it was only a dollar last time I was here!";
   - Christmas, crikey [Brit], cripes, cor [Brit], crumbs [Brit], gosh, golly, by George, by Jove, blimey [Brit], gorblimey [Brit], cor blimey [Brit], my, holy cow, holy mackerel, holy smoke, holy moley, holy moly, fancy [Brit], good grief, goodness, goodness me, Gordon Bennett, gracious, gracious me, fancy that, gawd, god, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy, jeez, geez, strewth [Brit], struth [Brit], yikes, I'll be blowed [Brit], blow me [Brit], Holy-dooly [Austral], heck, blooming heck [Brit], jeepers, jeepers creepers, Lord, Lordy, marry [archaic], well I never, heavens, good heavens, my goodness, Jesus, bejesus [N. Amer], od [archaic]

Derived forms: christs, Christs

Type of: deliverer, Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, Logos, prophet, rescuer, savior [N. Amer], saviour [Brit, Cdn], Son, Word

Encyclopedia: Christ, Chronology of the Life of Christ, Churches of Christ Christ, Character of Christ, Early Historical Documents on Christ, Temptation of Christ, Virgin Birth of Christ, scientist Christ, Offices of Christ, Genealogy of Christ, Holy Name of Christ, Jesus