Jesus
noun
Je·sus ˈjē-zəs 
-zəz
-zəz also -ˌzəs,
and -ˌzəz
1
: the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation
called also Jesus Christ
2
Christian Science : the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Iēsous, from Hebrew Yēshūaʽ
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Jesus
Kids Definition
Jesus
noun
Je·sus ˈjē-zəs
: jesus christ
Biographical Definition
Jesus
biographical name
Je·sus ˈjē-zəs
-zəz
variants or Jesus Christ
ˈkrīst
or Christ Jesus circa 6 b.c.–circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith