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Jesus was a teacher and the founder of the Christian religion, or a male name.
(noun)An example of Jesus is the person that Christians believe to be the son of God.
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See Jesus in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a masculine name
Origin: LL(Ec) Iesus < Gr(Ec) Iēsous < Heb yēshūʼa, contr. of yehōshūʼa ( Joshua), help of Jehovah < yāh, Jehovah + hōshīa, to help
- c. 8-4 - 29? (see Christian Era); founder of the Christian religionalso called Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth
- Bible the author of Ecclesiasticus, a book of the O.T. apocrypha
See Jesus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be Son of God and the Christ.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Late Latin Iēsus
Origin: , from Greek Iēsous
Origin: , from Hebrew yēšûă‘
Origin: , from yəhôšûa‘, Joshua; see Joshua1
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The author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus.
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