Odin vs Jesus - What's the difference?
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(Norse mythology, and, Heathenry) The supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the , after whom Wednesday is named; the god of war and poetry, the husband of Frigga, the father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor and Tyr. The Allfather, the One-eyed, the Terrible One, the Father of Battle.
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.
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*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 .'
A Christian savior.
* William Revell Moody (ed.), "Record of Christian Work", 1913,
* Scot McKnight, "Jesus and His Death", 2005,
* Clinton Bennett, "In Search of Jesus", 2001,
* Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus", from the album "Violator", 1989.
An artistic representation of a Christian savior.
An expletive, the use of which is considered blasphemous among some Christians.
Jesus is a coordinate term of odin.
As proper nouns the difference between odin and jesus
is that odin is the supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the Æsir, after whom Wednesday is named; the god of war and poetry, the husband of Frigga, the father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor, and Tyr. The Allfather, the One-eyed, the Terrible One, the Father of Battle while Jesus is 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.As a noun Jesus is
a Christian savior.As an interjection Jesus is
an expletive, the use of which is considered blasphemous among some Christians.odin
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(wikipedia Odin)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Synonyms
(Other forms of the name Odin) * Wodan, (Old Icelandic) * W?den (Old English) * Wuotan (Old High German) * Wodan (Old Saxon) * Odhin, Odhinn, Othinn (anglicizations, as is Odin) * Oden (familiar form used in mainland Scandinavia) (Other names for Odin) * (Old Norse) * Biflindi (Old Norse) * Bileygr (Old Norse) * Bolverkr (Old Norse) * (Old Norse) * (Old Norse) * Tveggi (Old Norse) * (Old Norse)Anagrams
* ----jesus
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Proper noun
(wikipedia Jesus) (en proper noun)Coordinate terms
* (religious founder) Muhammad, Buddha, Zoroaster, Rishabha, Baha'ullah, Moses, , Confucius * (deity) Allah, Vishnu, Ahura Mazda, Ra, Waheguru, Sage, Odin, Zeus, JahDerived terms
(terms derived from "Jesus") * Jesus boots * Jesus Christ * Jesus freak * Jesus of Nazareth * Jesus phone * Jesus pieceUsage 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)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 .
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- ...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 "...
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- Your Jesus' is my ' Jesus' greatest enemy
- Your own personal Jesus
Interjection
(en interjection)- Jesus , that was close!