christ
part of speech
noun, proper name (Christ)
meaning for a pupil
1) Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». Christians believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. tree →
2) «Christ!» is also used by some people as a swear word when they are surprised or angry, which many people find rude. tree →
sense in the lessons
In religious education and history it is the name in «Jesus Christ», the centre of Christianity, and it gives words like Christian, Christianity and Christmas. In stories a character saying «Christ!» shows strong shock or anger, but it is not polite. Phrases: Jesus Christ, before Christ (BC), the life of Christ.
examples
- Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. tree →
- The word «Christmas» comes from «Christ». tree →
- The church had a painting of Christ. tree →
- Historians often count years before and after the birth of Christ. tree →
- Christianity is the religion that follows Christ. tree →
- In the film, the man shouted «Christ!» and his mum told him off. tree →
- "Take this, in Christ's name, poor fellow!" tree →
note
A name, so always with a capital C: Christ. «Ch» sounds like «k» and the «i» is long: KRYST. Using it as a swear word is offensive to many people; do not use it that way. «Christian» and «Christmas» come from it, but the «t» in Christmas is silent.
In the corpora
- "Crikey" is a mild word used instead of "Christ"; it is British and Australian.
- "Cripes" is an old-fashioned mild word used instead of "Christ".
- "For crying out loud" is a mild way of saying "for Christ's sake", showing annoyance.
- Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, a mathematics teacher at Christ Church college in Oxford.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «christ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.