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Cristo.

Christ (title given to Jesus as the Messiah)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɾis.tu/Brazil/ˈkɾiʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈkɾiʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. Christ (title given to Jesus as the Messiah)

    masculine
  2. ellipsis of Cristo Redentor (“Christ the Redeemer”)

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper-noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).

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