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

1. Used to express surprise
   - 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, 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, marry [archaic], well I never, heavens, good heavens, my goodness, bejesus [N. Amer]

1. Jesus

Derived forms: Jesuses

See also: dominical

Type of: Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, Logos, prophet, Son, Word

Encyclopedia: Jesu, Meine Freude Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Jesu Jesu, meine Freude Jesu, joy of man's desiring Jesu, der du meine Seele