Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for Christ. Search instead for shris.
Definitions

Christ

[krahyst] / kraɪst /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Christ said, “You will know them by their fruits,” right?

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brazil, known for its Christ the Redeemer statue looming over Rio de Janeiro, hosts the world's second-largest Christian population after the United States, according to the Pew Research Center.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

For the faithful entering Christ Our Savior Catholic Parish in Santa Ana, the statue of Saint John the Baptist placing holy water on the head of Jesus represented a core tenant of Christianity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the early 1640s, Mr. Mancall writes, Eliot decided “he would bring the word of Christ to the Algonquian-speaking people of southern New England.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Olanna looked at the crucifix above the window, at the face of Christ serene in agony, and said nothing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The movie “Three Christs” is based on his book “The Three Christs of Ypsilanti,” published in 1964 and still in print.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2020

Three Christs An empathetic psychiatrist treats three men suffering from schizophrenia in 1959 Michigan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2019

But that performance pales compared to his role in Jon Avnet’s Three Christs, where he plays one of a trio of schizophrenics who claim to be Jesus.

From The Verge ● Sep. 22, 2017

They don’t usually believe in flying saucers, like the 39 suicides of Heaven’s Gate, or homegrown Christs with a taste for classic rock, like the Branch Davidians of Waco.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2013

Unlike the suffering, earthbound Christs depicted at eye level on the church walls, our Christ Pantocrator was clearly transcendent, all-powerful, heaven- bestriding.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training