jesus

Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the Son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims

• For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, is Head of the Church; and can the Body doe any thing well, if the Head direct it not?
• Mohammed always announced his religion as the religion of Abraham, of Moses, and of Jesus.

One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.historical

A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.

• 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.'
• But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home.

A male given name from Aramaic.

• Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach"

Ellipsis of Jesus College, Cambridge.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

Ellipsis of Jesus College, Oxford.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

The Christian savior.

• 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.
• ...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"...

An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.offensivepossibly

• Jesus, that was close!
• Jesus… How many people killed here?

To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing.colloquialderogatoryhumorous

• From what I gathered, his mother had been heavily Jesused, and his father had been a rough sort of plainsman.
• Don't leave me until I expire; I wouldn't want some devout man or woman to come in here and start Jesusing me with the Ramillete [a collection of prayers] or some collection like that,

To exclaim Jesus at someone.informaltransitive

• The other man stumbled up, rubbing his temple. “Jesus,” the man said. Frank raised his fist, then saw that the man was Jesusing not him but [the window].
• "Jesus, Whit," Will says. [...] "Why are you always Jesusing me?" He doesn't answer, just chews his food, and I take another sip[.]