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jesus

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Jesus) (en proper noun)
  • Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom many Christians consider the son of God and call Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah, and whom Muslims believe to be a prophet.
  • .
  • *1971 (Ruth Rendell), No More Dying Then , Random House (2009), ISBN 9780099534853, page 195:
  • *:Frensham opened the door and called a name that sounded like 'Haysus'. Brandy was brought and various other bottles and decanters. When the manservant had gone, Frensham said, 'Odd, aren't they, the Spanish? Calling a boy Jesus .'

    • Coordinate terms

    * (religious founder) Muhammad, Buddha, Zoroaster, Rishabha, Baha'ullah, Moses, , Confucius * (deity) Allah, Vishnu, Ahura Mazda, Ra, Waheguru, Sage, Odin, Zeus, Jah

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "Jesus") * Jesus boots * Jesus Christ * Jesus freak * Jesus of Nazareth * Jesus phone * Jesus piece

    Usage notes

    * The possessive of the Jesus may be either Jesus’s'' (pronounced with three syllables) or ''Jesus’ (pronounced with two syllables). The latter form was traditionally more common when referred to the Christian figure while the former is more common when referring to other people named Jesus, but both forms are attested in both cases. See .

    Noun

    (Jesuses)
  • A Christian savior.
  • * William Revell Moody (ed.), "Record of Christian Work", 1913, p 441
    • And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus'? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my ' Jesus .
  • * Scot McKnight, "Jesus and His Death", 2005, p152
    • ...leading Dom Crossan at times to the witty criticism that modern Jesus books are in a quest for who can say "my Jesus' is more Jewish than your ' Jesus "...
  • * Clinton Bennett, "In Search of Jesus", 2001, p231
    • Your Jesus' is my ' Jesus' greatest enemy
  • * Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus", from the album "Violator", 1989.
    • Your own personal Jesus
  • An artistic representation of a Christian savior.

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expletive, the use of which is considered blasphemous among some Christians.
    • Jesus , that was close!

    Synonyms

    * (expletive) Christ, God, Jesus Christ

    Related terms

    * Joshua

    See also

    * Christ * Jesus of Nazereth * Lion of Judah * Messiah * savior, saviour * Son of David * Son of Man * Yeshua * Everlasting Father * The Beginning and The End English swear words ----

    passion

    English

    Noun

  • Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.
    • We share a passion for books.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 16 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=That was partly because of a swirling wind that made precision passing difficult and also a derby atmosphere where the emphasis seemed to be on passion rather than football.}}
  • Fervor, determination.
  • An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
    • It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion .
  • sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional
    • We shared a night of passion .
  • The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
  • A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
  • (obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
    • a cardiac passion
  • * Wyclif Bible (Rom. viii. 18)
    • the passions of this time
  • (obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; opposed to action .
  • * John Locke
    • A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set is motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it.
  • (obsolete) Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • mouldable and not mouldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter
  • (obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
    • to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle. (rfex)
  • (obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * ardor, fire in the belly, zeal

    Derived terms

    * passionflower * passion fruit, passionfruit * Passion Sunday * pash * passion pop

    Related terms

    * passionate * passive * passivity * patience * patient

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dumbly she passions , frantically she doteth.
  • To give a passionate character to.
    • (Keats)

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