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Jesus

  • /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/ UK
  • [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯zəs] ~ [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯zs̩] UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒiːˌzʌs/ UK
  • [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯ˌzʌs] UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒizəs/ US
  • [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯zəs] ~ [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯zs̩] US
  • /ˈd͡ʒiːzɨ̞s/ General South African
  • [ˈd͡ʒɪi̯zɨ̞s] General South African
  • /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/ South Asia
  • [ˈd͡ʒiːzɐs] South Asia
  • /ˈd͡ʒiːsəs/ South Asia
  • [ˈd͡ʒiːsɐs] South Asia
  • /heɪ̯ˈsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [heɪ̯ˈsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /ˈheɪ̯ˌsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [ˈheɪ̯ˌsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /hɛˈsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [hɛˈsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /ˈhɛˌsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [ˈhɛˌsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /xeɪ̯ˈsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [xeɪ̯ˈsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /ˈxeɪ̯ˌsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [ˈxeɪ̯ˌsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun
  • /xɛˈsuːs/ Spanish, proper noun
  • [xɛˈsʊu̯s] Spanish, proper noun

Rhymes with -iːzəs, -iːzʌs

Where it comes from

From Middle English Jhesus, Iesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ), a contracted form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšúaʿ, “Joshua”), meaning "the Lord saves". The form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ) is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs). In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.

proper noun Jesuses · Jesi · Iesus · Iesvs · Jesu

  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?

    Similar: 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.'
  4. A male given name from Aramaic. Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach"
  5. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Jesus College, Cambridge.
  6. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Jesus College, Oxford.

noun Jesuses · Jesusses · Jesi · Jesii · Iesus · Iesvs

  1. The Christian savior. And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my Jesus.

interjection Iesus · Iesvs · Jesu

  1. offensive, possibly An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation. Jesus, that was close!

    Similar: Christ, Son of God, God, Jesus Christ, Jesus H. Christ, Christ on a crutch, Christ on a stick, Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick, God the Son

verb Jesuses · Jesusing · Jesused · Iesus · Iesvs

  1. colloquial, derogatory, humorous, often, transitive To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing. From what I gathered, his mother had been heavily Jesused, and his father had been a rough sort of plainsman.
  2. informal, transitive To exclaim Jesus at someone. The other man stumbled up, rubbing his temple. “Jesus,” the man said. Frank raised his fist, then saw that the man was Jesusing not him but [the window].

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jesus christ, christ, redeemer, savior, good shepherd, saviour, madonna, moses, god, hell, joseph, christmas, holy, bugger, blessed, scion

Translations

Every language

name religious figure

EspañolJesús
한국어예수 Yesu
日本語イエス Iesu, イイスス Iisusu, イエス・キリスト Iesu Kirisuto
中文耶穌 /耶稣 Yēsū, 伊伊穌斯 /伊伊稣斯 Yīyīsūsī, 鿗 Yīyīsūsī
हिन्दीयीशु yīśu, यसू yasū, ईसा īsā
KiswahiliYesu, Isa
PortuguêsJesus
FrançaisJésus
DeutschJesus
ItalianoGesù
ΕλληνικάΙησούς Iisoús
RomânăIisus
РусскийИису́с Iisús
Tiếng ViệtGiêsu, Giê-su, Giê-xu, Gia-tô, Gia Tô, Da Tô
العربيةعِيسَى ʕīsā, يَسُوع m or yasūʕ
עבריתיֵשׁוּעַ yeshúa', יֵשׁוּ yeshú

intj expletive

EspañolJesús, ave María
中文天殺的 /天杀的 tiānshā de, 該死 /该死 gāi sǐ, 天啊 tiān'a, 他媽的 /他妈的 tāmāde, 我操 wǒcāo, 我肏 wǒcào
PortuguêsJesus!
Françaisdoux Jésus
ΕλληνικάΙησούς Χριστός! Iisoús Christós!
РусскийИису́се! Iisúse!
Tiếng ViệtGiê-su

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"Jesus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jesus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Jesus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jesus

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@misc{jesus_2026,
  title = {Jesus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jesus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}