Definition for CHRIST

CHRIST, n. [Gr. χριστος, anointed, from χριω, to anoint.]

The Anointed; an appellation given to the Savior of the world, and synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sacerdotal and regal offices by anointing them with oil.

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