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Je•sus

Pronunciation: ( jē'zus, -zuz), [key]
—n.
1. Also called Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Je'sus of Naz'areth. born 4? b.c., crucified a.d. 29?, the source of the Christian religion.
2. (“the Son of Sirach”) the author of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus, who lived in the 3rd century b.c.
3. Christian Science.the supreme example of God's nature expressed through human beings.
4. Also,Je•súsPronunciation: ( Sp.he-sOOs'). [key]a male given name.

—interj.
(used as an oath or strong expression of disbelief, dismay, awe, disappointment, pain, etc.)

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