The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.
[Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Greek Khrīstos, from khrīstos, anointed, verbal adj. of khrīein, to anoint; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.] Christ'like' adj., Christ'li·ness n., Christ'ly adj.