jesus means an exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.
jesus is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/.
Why “jesus” is a great word
An exclamation of surprise, excitement, or exasperation; also, the personal name of the first-century Jewish preacher revered as the Son of God and savior in Christianity. From Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ), a contracted form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšúaʿ, “Joshua”), meaning “Yahweh is salvation.” Unlike “Joshua,” its etymological twin anchored in Old Testament conquest, or “Christ,” a theological title of anointment, “Jesus” operates in two registers at once: the intimate and the shockingly familiar. It is the gasp before a fall, the whispered prayer in a darkened room, and the figure carved in quiet agony above an altar—a single syllable that escapes unbidden, collapsing the distance between the raw stuff of daily life and the vast architecture of faith, the human voice reaching for something beyond itself, whether in faith or merely reflex.
Etymology
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.
intj
- An exclamation, particularly used to express excitement or exasperation.e.g.“Jesus, that was close!”
name
- 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.e.g.“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:
- One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.
- A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.
- A male given name from Aramaic.e.g.“Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach"”
noun
- The Christian savior.
verb
- To subject to (excessive) Christian proselytizing, preaching, or moralizing.e.g.“From what I gathered, his mother had been heavily Jesused, and his father had been a rough sort of plainsman.” — 1971, Richard Sale, For the president's eyes only, →ISBN, page 72:
- To exclaim Jesus at someone.e.g.“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].” — 2012, Brian Evenson, Windeye, →ISBN:
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