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Christ: see Jesus.

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Christ

forgives man for his sins. [Christianity: Misc.]

See : Forgiveness

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Christ

See also Passion of Christ.

Agnus Dei

lamb of god. [Christian Tradition: Brewer Dictionary, 17]

bread

symbol of Christ’s body in Eucharist. [Christian Tradition: Luke 22:19]

chi rho

monogram of first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek. [Christian Symbolism: Appleton, 111]

Emmanuel

Jesus, especially as the Messiah. [N.T.: Matthew 1:23]

fish

Greek acronym for Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour. [Christian Symbolism: Child, 210]

Galilee

Jesus’s area of activity. [Christianity: Wigoder, 203]

Good Shepherd

[N.T.: John 10:11–14]

ichthys

Greek for ‘fish’; early Christian symbol and mystical charm. See fish. [Christian Symbolism: Brewer Dictionary, 478]

I.N.R.I.

acronym of Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum ‘Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,’ inscription affixed to Christ’s cross as a mockery. [Christianity: Brewer Note-Book, 450]

IHS

(I.H.S.) first three letters of Greek spelling of Jesus; also taken as acronym of Iesus Hominum Salvator ‘Jesus, Savior of Mankind.’ [Christian Symbolism: Brewer Dictionary, 480]

King of Kings

appellation for Jesus Christ. [N.T.: Revelation 17:14]

lamb

the Lord as the sacrificial animal. [Christian Symbolism: O.T.: Isaiah 53:7; N.T.: John 1:29]

lion

symbol expressing power and courage of Jesus. [Christian Symbolism: N.T.: Revelation 5:5]

Lord of the Dance

“At Bethlehem I had my birth.” [Br. Folk Music: Carter, “Lord of the Dance” in Taylor, 128]

Lord’s Anointed, the

designation for Christ or the Messiah. [Christian Tradition: O.T.: I Samuel 26:9]

Man of Sorrows

epithet for the prophesied Messiah. [O.T.: Isaiah 53:3]

Messiah

expected leader who will deliver the Jews from their enemies; applied by Christians to Jesus. [O.T., N.T.: Brewer Dictionary, 602]

Piers the Plowman

English plowman who becomes allegorical figure of Christ incarnate. [Br. Lit.: The Vision of William, Concerning Piers the Plowman, Magill III, 1105–1107]

star

token of the Lord and his coming. [Christian Symbolism: O.T.: Numbers, 24:17; N.T.: Revelation 22:16]

vine

gives nourishment to branches or followers. [Christian Symbolism: Appleton, 107; N.T.: John 15:5]

wine

symbol of Christ’s blood in Eucharist. [Christian Tradition: “Eucharist” in Cross, 468–469]