Iesus

Proper noun

Jesus (plural (of male given name) Jesuses or (nonstandard, proscribed) Jesi)

1. 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 and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.
   • 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?1621 June 19, William Laud, “Sermon preached before His Majesty”, in Seven Sermons Preached Upon Severall Occasions […], page 10

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   at Jesus Christ

2. (historical) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.
3. 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.'1971, Ruth Rendell, No More Dying Then, Random House, published 2009, →ISBN, page 195
4. A male given name from Aramaic.
   • Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach"

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